Krickl v. Girl Scouts, Illinois Crossroads Council, Inc.

Plaintiff, Donna Krickl, appeals from the order of the circuit court granting summary judgment in favor of defendant, Girl Scouts, Illinois Crossroads Council, Inc. (Council). Plaintiff was a pedestrian in a grocery store parking lot when she was struck by a car driven by Phillip Arends, a volunteer assistant leader of his daughter’s Brownie troop, who had just finished supervising the troop’s cookie sale. Plaintiff filed a two-count complaint alleging that Arends was negligent and that he was acting as an agent of the Council, which was vicariously liable for his alleged negligence. The…