Legal Opinion

Kapka v. Urbaszewski

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided March 26, 1964No. Gen. 49,154PublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Dempsey

The plaintiff injured her ankle when she fell on a concrete stairway which was adjacent to the building of the defendants and which descended from the public sidewalk into the defendants’ side yard. After pleadings and affidavits were filed, the defendants moved for summary judgment. Their motion was sustained and the plaintiff has appealed from the summary judgment entered in favor of the defendants.

The plaintiff’s two-count complaint charged the defendants with negligence and with willful and wanton misconduct in carelessly and negligently constructing and maintaining the stairway and the…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Jeneary v. Chicago & Interurban Traction Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1923
  2. United States Brewing Co. v. StoltenbergIllinois Supreme Court · 1904
  3. Ellguth v. Blackstone Hotel, Inc.Illinois Supreme Court · 1951
  4. Biggs v. BearAppellate Court of Illinois · 1943
  5. Dent v. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1955

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3Cited by30 opinions

  1. Carruthers v. B. C. Christopher & Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1974
  2. Fuller v. JusticeAppellate Court of Illinois · 1983
  3. Gregor v. KleiserAppellate Court of Illinois · 1982
  4. Trout v. Bank of BellevilleAppellate Court of Illinois · 1976
  5. Stephen v. SwiatkowskiAppellate Court of Illinois · 1994

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