Legal Opinion
Hresil v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided March 31, 1980No. 78-909PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Miss PRESIDING JUSTICE McGILLICUDDY
delivered the opinion of the court:
The plaintiff, Ludmila Hresil, brought this action to recover damages for the injuries she suffered when she slipped on a foreign substance in a Sears, Roebuck & Company store. At the conclusion of the plaintiff’s evidence on October 6,1977, the Circuit Court of Cook County directed a verdict in favor of the defendant. The plaintiff appeals this order and the order of January 18, 1978, which denied her motion for a new trial.
On September 14, 1972, the plaintiff and her niece, Geraldine Sandrik, walked to the Sears outlet…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Pedrick v. Peoria & Eastern RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1967
- Olinger v. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1961
- Dunlap v. Marshall Field & Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1975
- Wroblewski v. Hillman's, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1963
- Saviola v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1967
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