Morrissey v. Arlington Park Racecourse, LLC

This is an appeal from an order by the circuit court entering summary judgment in favor of the defendant, Arlington Park Racecourse, LLC, in an action for premises liability. On June 13, 2004, the plaintiff, Quentin Morrissey, sustained injuries when the horse he was riding fell while exiting a training track on defendant’s premises. As a result of this incident, the plaintiff filed a complaint against the defendant, alleging that defendant’s negligent maintenance of the premises, namely, permitting standing water and soap to accumulate on the asphalt next to a training track exit, caused the…