Abraham v. Wayside Cross Rescue Mission

Plaintiff, Brissy Abraham, appeals the entry of summary judgment for defendant, Wayside Cross Rescue Mission, in plaintiff’s negligence action. The issue for review is whether defendant had a duty to plaintiff to supervise one of its residents and to report any unauthorized absences.

The complaint alleged that defendant operated an inpatient rehabilitation center and "halfway house” in Aurora. Plaintiff’s estranged husband, Abraham Abraham, was violent and abusive and had been sentenced to the Du Page County jail for violating a juvenile court order of protection. On March 18, 1994, pursuant…