Falkner v. Hinckley Parachute Center, Inc.

Plaintiff, Stephen Falkner, administrator of the estate of Robert D. Falkner, appeals from an order of the circuit court of Kane County granting a motion for summary judgment in favor of defendants, Hinckley Parachute Center, Inc. (Hinckley Parachute), and James E. Baron, its president, in plaintiff’s wrongful death and survival actions alleging negligence and wilful and wanton conduct arising from Robert D. Falkner’s death in a parachute jump during a course operated by defendants. The circuit court found that the actions were barred based upon an agreement containing exculpatory clauses…