Illinois Supreme Court· 4/18/1990

Ward v. K Mart Corp.

Citations

554 N.E.2d 223
136 Ill. 2d 132
143 Ill. Dec. 288
1990 Ill. LEXIS 44

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seemingly innocuous conditions may be unreasonably dangerous if the defendant could reasonably be expected to anticipate harm
affirming lower court’s finding that the “post with which plaintiff collided [was] not a hidden danger,” but that the defendant store could reasonably foresee the risk it imposed to customers carrying bulky items because the post was so close to the store’s entrance
“the modern trend, as embodied in the Restatement (Second) of Torts, is the better position”
where, in discussing foreseeability, the court noted that the defendant invited customers to use the door near the concrete post
plaintiff collided with cement post positioned directly outside store's door while he was carrying a large mirror
where in discussing foreseeability, the court noted that the defendant invited customers to use the door near the concrete post

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