Legal Opinion
Behrens v. Harrah's Illinois Corp.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided July 14, 2006No. 3-05-0280PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE SCHMIDT
delivered the opinion of the court:
Plaintiffs, Barbara and Kirk Behrens, sued Harrah’s Joliet Casino (Harrah’s) to recover damages for catastrophic injuries which resulted from an automobile accident. The circuit court of La Salle County granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiffs’ complaint. Plaintiffs appeal, claiming the dismissal of their complaint was erroneous. We affirm.
BACKGROUND
As the circuit court dismissed plaintiffs’ amended complaint pursuant to section 2 — 615 of the Illinois Code of Civil Procedure (the Code) (735 ILCS 5/2 — 615 (West 2004)), the…
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