· 11/22/1978
Corcoran v. Village of Libertyville
Citations
- 383 N.E.2d 177
- 73 Ill. 2d 316
- 22 Ill. Dec. 701
- 1978 Ill. LEXIS 369
How courts have described this case
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- noting that \the foreseeability of harm to children [is] the cornerstone of liability\
- noting that “the foreseeability of harm to children [is] the cornerstone of liability”
- stating that “[e]ven if an owner or occupier knows that children frequent his premises, he is not required to protect against the ever-present possibility that children will injure themselves on obvious or common conditions”
- noting that \the foreseeability of harm to children [is] the cornerstone of liability\
- explaining that foreseeability is the cornerstone of our duty analysis
- finding no hidden trap where drowning occurred in a drainage ditch which allegedly had a deceptively steep slope leading into it
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Judges: Moran
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