Legal Opinion
Mull v. Kane County Forest Preserve District
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided March 10, 2003No. 2-02-0283PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McLAREN
Defendant, the Kane County Forest Preserve District (forest preserve), appeals the jury verdict finding the forest preserve liable for personal injuries suffered by plaintiff, Janet Mull, when she fell while riding on the forest preserve’s bike trail. We reverse.
The following facts are taken from the record. During the afternoon of September 6, 1999, plaintiff fell from her bicycle after encountering a rut in the Great Western Trail, a path that traverses 17 miles of the forest preserve. The rut was located about 50 yards west of the Hidden Oaks Bridge. Plaintiff sustained injuries due to the…
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- Elane v. St. Bernard HospitalAppellate Court of Illinois · 1996
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