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· 12/31/1997

Benamon v. Soo Line Railroad

Citations

  • 689 N.E.2d 366
  • 294 Ill. App. 3d 85
  • 228 Ill. Dec. 494

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  • boy might reasonably have feared threat from others who were 8 No. 37336-3-III Sleater v. Griffith chasing him, but unreasonably climbed onto railroad tracks to hide
  • where the parties' submissions did not establish that the defendant knew or should have known that children frequented the area, the plaintiff could not establish a duty of care owed by the defendant
  • where the parties’ submissions did not establish that the defendant knew or should have known that children frequented the area, the plaintiff could not establish a duty of care owed by the defendant

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Judges: Gordon

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