GLEASON v. VILLAGE OF PEORIA HEIGHTS

No. 3-89-0623.

565 N.E.2d 682 (1990)

207 Ill. App.3d 185

152 Ill.Dec. 149

Edward GLEASON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. VILLAGE OF PEORIA HEIGHTS, a Municipal Corporation, American Powerboat Association, a Not for Profit Corporation, and Hawkeye Stock Outboard Association of Iowa, Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District.

Rehearing Denied January 29, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John E. Cassidy III, David B. Mueller (argued), Cassidy & Mueller, Peoria, for Edward Gleason.

Murvel Pretorius, Jr. (argued), Quinn, Johnston, Henderson & Pretorius, Paul P. Gilfillan, McConnell, Kennedy, Quinn & Johnston, Chartered, Peoria, for Village of Peoria Heights.

Rex Linder, Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, Peoria, for American Powerboat Ass'n.


Justice BARRY delivered the OPINION of the court:

Plaintiff Edward Gleason brought an action to recover for injuries received in a diving accident which resulted in quadriplegia. The circuit court of Peoria County entered summary judgment in favor of the defendant, the Village of Peoria Heights, as to two counts of the amended complaint.

The record on appeal indicates that plaintiff and friends had been watching boat races from the beach and dock on the premises...

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