LANG v. SILVA

No. 1-98-1927.

715 N.E.2d 708 (1999)

306 Ill. App.3d 960

240 Ill.Dec. 21

Danny D. LANG and Linda K. Lang, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Carlos SILVA, Crown's Way Farm, Inc., a corporation, Ronald A. Dicicilia, and Gene Cilio, Defendants-Appellees (Regal Five, an unincorporated association, Dean Anderson, Jeff Stran, and Steve Villwock, individually and doing business as Regal Five, Defendants).

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fourth Division.

July 29, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert B. Patterson, of counsel, Chicago, for Appellants.

Arthur E. Engelland & Angela M. Riccio, Chicago, for Carlos Silva.

Hinshaw & Culbertson, Chicago (Bruce Carmen & Steven Bonanno, of counsel), for Crown's Way Farm, Inc.

Wesley Kennedy, Allison, Slutsky & Kennedy, Chicago; Kennedy, Schwartz & Cure, New York City (Lauren Esposito, of counsel), for Jockey's Guild.


Justice HOFFMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

The instant litigation revolves around an accident which occurred on February 19, 1992, during the seventh race at Sportsman's Park racetrack. During that race, the number one horse, ridden by jockey Danny Lang (Lang), fell, resulting in internal and external injuries to Lang. Following the race, Carlos Silva, the jockey of the number two horse, was cited for careless...

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