Russo v. the Range, Inc.

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE JIGANTI

delivered the opinion of the court:

In an action filed in the circuit court of Cook County, the plaintiff, Phillip Russo, charged that the negligence of the defendant, The Range, Inc. (the Range), caused the injury he suffered on a ride at an amusement park the Range owned. The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of the Range on the theory of assumption of risk. On appeal, Russo argues that it was error to rule, at this stage in the proceedings, that as a matter of law he assumed the risk of his injury.

Russo was injured on a ride described as a “giant…