FROST v. ROBAVE, INC.

No. 1-97-2105.

694 N.E.2d 581 (1998)

296 Ill. App.3d 528

230 Ill.Dec. 612

Kenneth V. FROST, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ROBAVE, INC., Defendant-Appellee (Jeffrey Roberts; Nicholas Cave; Central National Bank of Chicago, as Trustee Under Trust No. 16638, Subsequently Known As Exchange National Bank, now known as LaSalle National Bank; American National Bank and Trust Company of Chicago, as Trustee Under Trust No. 46532; Kenneth Goldberg, Indiv. and doing business as C.M.C. MGR Company and C.M.C. MGR Company, Defendants).

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Second Division.

April 21, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey M. Goldberg & Associates, Ltd. (Jeffrey M. Goldberg, Geoffrey G. Johnson, of counsel), Chicago, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Cutler & Hull (David P. Cutler and Mark D. Andrews, of counsel), Chicago, for Defendant-Appellee.


Justice RAKOWSKI delivered the opinion of the court:

An owner-employee of a business occasionally takes his dog with him to work. During these visits, the dog is given food and water. Under these circumstances, is the business entity a harborer or keeper of the dog and, therefore, liable for a dog attack occurring off the business premises after the business has closed for the day? The trial court said no and entered summary judgment in favor of the business. We agree...

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