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· 12/6/1991

Lewis v. Razzberries, Inc.

Citations

  • 584 N.E.2d 437
  • 222 Ill. App. 3d 843
  • 165 Ill. Dec. 258

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that tavern owner did not owe patron a duty of care for wrongful death that occurred 23 feet beyond boundary of tavern owner’s property because patron was no longer invitee
  • holding that tavern owner did not owe patron a duty of care for the wrongful death that occurred 23 feet beyond the boundary of the tavern owner’s property because the patron was no longer an invitee
  • finding that a tavern was not liable for a criminal attack on one of its patrons that occurred 23 feet off premises because “[fjrom the time plaintiffs decedent left defendant’s legal boundaries, she was no longer owed a duty of care as a business invitee”
  • \[T]his court has refused to extend liability to protect against assaults or altercations occurring after a patron leaves the owner's premises.\
  • “[T]his court has refused to extend liability to protect against assaults or altercations occurring after a patron leaves the owner’s premises.”
  • duty of care did not extend outside the tavern owner’s legal boundaries to an adjacent parking lot

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Judges: McNAMARA

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