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BURGESS v. POCRNICH

No. 5-95-0947.

672 N.E.2d 1334 (1996)

284 Ill. App.3d 757

220 Ill.Dec. 322

Claudie D. BURGESS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Mark POCRNICH, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

November 21, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Meyer, Effingham, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Brien J. O'Brien, Ryan, Bennett & Radloff, Mattoon, for Defendant-Appellee.

Justice CHAPMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

On October 24, 1992, Mark Pocrnich, defendant, asked Claudie Burgess, plaintiff, to assist him in trimming a tree on defendant's property because the tree's branches were in close proximity to the utility line connected to defendant's house. Plaintiff agreed. While using defendant's ladder to do the trimming, plaintiff fell to the ground and was injured. Plaintiff filed an action for personal injury under the provisions...

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