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· 8/24/1989

O'ROURKE v. Oehler

Citations

  • 543 N.E.2d 546
  • 187 Ill. App. 3d 572
  • 135 Ill. Dec. 163
  • 1989 Ill. App. LEXIS 1267

How courts have described this case

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  • lessor may be liable for a death by electrocution, where lessor gave her permission during the tenancy for replacement of wires
  • lessor may be liable where it “ha[d] regularly performed a certain type of maintenance work on the premises”
  • since lessor voluntarily assumed a maintenance obligation, there was “a question of material fact” as to whether lessor “knew or should have known of the condition”

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Judges: Lund

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