Hall v. Henn

How courts have described this case

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• holding that Illinois’s recreational use immunity statute does not apply to “landowners who restrict the use of their property to invited guests only”
• stating that “defendant’s reading of the Act, while textually plausible, renders an absurd and unjust result”
• stating that “defendant’s reading of the Act, while textually plausible, renders an absurd and unjust result”
• “courts should consider the statute in its entirety, keeping in mind the subject it addresses and the legislature’s apparent objective in enacting it. [Citation.] The best indication of legislative intent is the statutory language, given its plain and ordinary meaning.”
• “courts should consider the statute in its entirety, keeping in mind the subject it addresses and the legislature’s apparent objective in enacting it. [Citation.] The best indication of legislative intent is the statutory language, given its plain and ordinary meaning.”
• existence of genuine issue of material fact precludes summary judgment

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