Legal Opinion

Kimbrough v. Jewel Companies, Inc.

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided January 22, 1981No. 79-2104PublishedCited by 125 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE ROMITI

delivered the opinion of the court:

The plaintiff sued the defendant after she slipped and fell on a ramp upon leaving the defendant’s store. The trial court granted the defendant’s motion for summary judgment after the defendant produced a deposition of the plaintiff in which she repeatedly stated she did not know why she fell and interrogatories to which she responded there were no other known eyewitnesses.

We affirm.

The plaintiff, Ann Kimbrough, alleged in her unverified complaint that while she was in the exercise of due care, she exited from defendant’s premises…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Fooden v. Board of GovernorsIllinois Supreme Court · 1971
  2. Carruthers v. B. C. Christopher & Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1974
  3. Baier v. State Farm Insurance Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1977
  4. Manahan v. Daily News-TribuneAppellate Court of Illinois · 1977
  5. McInturff v. Chicago Title & Trust Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1968

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3Cited by125 opinions

  1. Pyne v. WitmerIllinois Supreme Court · 1989
  2. Williams v. Covenant Medical CenterAppellate Court of Illinois · 2000
  3. Hansen v. Ruby Construction Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1987
  4. Wiegman v. Hitch-Inn Post of Libertyville, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1999
  5. Beauvoir v. Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical CenterAppellate Court of Illinois · 1985

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