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STEMEN v. AVON PRODUCTS, INC.

No. 1-91-0529.

599 N.E.2d 1140 (1992)

234 Ill. App.3d 300

175 Ill.Dec. 126

Eugene STEMEN and Helen STEMEN, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. AVON PRODUCTS, INC., a corporation, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Second Division.

August 11, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gorham, Metge, Bowman & Hourigan, Chicago (Robert J. Hourigan and Bruce C. Spitzer, of counsel), for defendant-appellant.

Drumke & Patterson, Ltd., Chicago (Robert B. Patterson and Danielle M. Jaeschke, of counsel), for plaintiffs-appellees.

Justice McCORMICK delivered the opinion of the court:

Eugene Stemen, an over-the-road truck driver, sustained injuries when the door of a trailer he was inspecting closed on him in a lot owned by Avon Products, Inc. (Avon). He had been unable to use the side latch to keep the door open because the trailers were parked too close together in the lot. He and his wife sued Avon for negligence in operation of the lot. A jury found the parties equally negligent, and it...

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