Legal Opinion

Sameer v. Butt

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided August 29, 2003No. 1-01-3714PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Quinn

In the instant case, the trial court granted a motion for summary judgment in favor of defendants, Aragon Ballroom (Aragon) and Luna Security Services (Luna Security), finding that defendants owed plaintiff, Ali Sameer, no duty of care with regard to a third party’s unforeseeable criminal attack. Plaintiff now appeals.

On appeal, plaintiff argues that: (1) the trial court erred in finding that the criminal attack on plaintiff was unforeseeable; (2) the trial court erred in granting summary judgment where the facts were sufficient to find that Aragon owed plaintiff a duty to protect him from a…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Ward v. K Mart Corp.Illinois Supreme Court · 1990
  2. Lee v. Chicago Transit AuthorityIllinois Supreme Court · 1992
  3. Goldberg v. Housing Auth. of City of NewarkSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1962
  4. Rowe v. State Bank of LombardIllinois Supreme Court · 1988
  5. Hills v. Bridgeview Little League Ass'nIllinois Supreme Court · 2000

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Calloway v. Bovis Lend Lease, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 2013
  2. Hanna v. Creative Designers, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 2016
  3. ROSS ADVERTISING, INC. v. Heartland BankAppellate Court of Illinois · 2012
  4. Snow v. Power Construction Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 2017
  5. Brown, Udell and Pomerantz, Ltd. v. RyanAppellate Court of Illinois · 2006

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