· 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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