Zurla v. Hydel

Plaintiff, Gerald Zurla, alleged in a single-count complaint that defendant, Victor Hydel, negligently hit a golf ball, which struck him in the head as the two men played a round of golf during a weekend trip to Florida. Defendant filed a summary judgment motion alleging that plaintiffs allegation of simple negligence should be insufficient under Illinois law, which holds participants in "contact sports” to a duty to refrain only from wilful and wanton conduct. The trial court denied defendant’s summary judgment motion, but certified the question for our review under Supreme Court Rule 308.…