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· 5/17/2004

Klitzka Ex Rel. Teutonico v. Hellios

Citations

  • 810 N.E.2d 252
  • 284 Ill. Dec. 599
  • 348 Ill. App. 3d 594
  • 2004 Ill. App. LEXIS 538

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  • concluding that because the defendants did not retain any control in the leased premises, summary judgment in their favor was appropriate even if the defendants could have foreseen that the dog would bite another person
  • holding that a landlord owes no duty to a third-party invitee for injuries caused by the tenant’s animal who causes injury on a portion of the leased premises over which the landlord lacked control.
  • altercations with unfamiliar dogs did not indicate that dog was a danger to children
  • altercations with unfamiliar dogs did not indicate that dog was a danger to children

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Judges: Byrne

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