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SIMMONS v. COLUMBUS VENETIAN STEVENS BLDGS.

Gen. No. 47,258.

20 Ill. App.2d 1 (1958)

155 N.E.2d 372

Samuel L. Simmons, Appellant, v. Columbus Venetian Stevens Buildings, Incorporated, Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District, Third Division.

Additional opinion, February 4, 1959.

Rehearing denied February 4, 1959.

Released for publication February 4, 1959.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mages and Sachs and John J. Wallace, of Chicago (Jack L. Sachs, of counsel) for appellant.

Hinshaw, Culbertson, Moelmann & Hoban, of Chicago (Oswell G. Treadway, of counsel) for appellee.

JUSTICE BRYANT delivered the opinion of the court.

The plaintiff, appellant here, is a tenant of the defendant, appellee. The action is for damages for injuries to the plaintiff allegedly caused by the negligence of the defendant in the maintenance of the halls and stairways. The defendant asserts as an affirmative defense the existence of an exculpatory clause in the lease existing between the parties. Judgment for the defendant was entered in the trial court on...

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