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· 6/6/2000

Nickel v. Hollywood Casino-Aurora, Inc.

Citations

  • 730 N.E.2d 1212
  • 313 Ill. App. 3d 925
  • 246 Ill. Dec. 747
  • 2000 Ill. App. LEXIS 452

How courts have described this case

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  • res ipsa loquitur does not apply where injury “can be as readily attributed to pure accident as to negligence”
  • casino patron with difficulty walking and standing alleged that metal stool slid out from under her as she tried to sit down, causing her to fall to floor; she did not know what caused stool to slip away from her nor could she recall condition of stool

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Judges: Geiger

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