SNYDER v. OLMSTEAD

No. 3-93-0678.

634 N.E.2d 756 (1994)

261 Ill. App.3d 986

199 Ill.Dec. 703

Erin SNYDER, by her mother and next friend, Dawn Snyder; Grant Snyder, by her mother and next friend, Dawn Snyder; Whitney Snyder, by her mother and next friend, Dawn Snyder; Dawn Snyder and Lyle Snyder, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Jack OLMSTEAD, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District.

Rehearing Denied June 23, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey B. Rock (argued), Hasselberg & Rock, Peoria, for Erin Snyder, Grant Snyder, Whitney Snyder, Dawn Snyder and Lyle Snyder.

Daniel L. Johns (argued), Westervelt, Johnson, Nicoll & Keller, Peoria, for Jack Olmstead.

Jane Hartley Pratt (argued), Beal, Pratt & Pratt, Monmouth, for appellee.


Justice BARRY delivered the opinion of the court.

Following a tractor accident that occurred on defendant's property, plaintiffs brought suit accusing defendant of negligence and willful and wanton conduct. Defendant filed a motion for judgment on the pleadings, asserting that he was immune from negligence claims under the Recreational Use of Land and Water Areas Act. (745 ILCS 65/1 et seq. (West 1992).) Defendant also filed a motion to dismiss, challenging...

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