Duncavage v. Allen

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• finding that a plaintiff could state a claim against a landlord under the then-operative consumer fraud act
• holding that causation of a criminal attack could not be determined in favor of the landlord/defendant as a matter of law, in part, because there was evidence that the attacker chose to make his attack on the premises because of its dilapidated condition, including burnt-out exterior lights
• holding that causation of a criminal attack could not be determined in favor of the landlord/defendant as a matter of law, in part, because there was evidence that the attacker chose to make his attack on the premises because of its dilapidated condition, including burnt-out exterior lights
• criminal activity facilitated by high weed, unlighted yard, unlockable window and ladder which landlord stored in yard adjacent to plaintiff’s apartment
• “poor or nonexistent” lighting, among other factors, precluded a finding that a criminal attack was an unforeseeable intervening cause
• claim held to have been stated in suit against landlord for consumer fraud act violation for death of tenant based on representations and omissions about bmlding safety.

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).