OSBORNE v. STAGES MUSIC HALL, INC.

No. 1-98-4373.

726 N.E.2d 728 (2000)

312 Ill. App.3d 141

244 Ill.Dec. 753

Lindie OSBORNE, Plaintiff, v. STAGES MUSIC HALL, INC., an Illinois corporation, Individually, and d/b/a Cabaret Metro/Smart Bar, Defendant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Third Division.

March 15, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence Hyman, Chicago (Erika Cunliffe, of counsel), for Appellant.

Law Office of Lawrence M. Mack, Chicago, for Appellee.


Justice WOLFSON delivered the opinion of the court:

The question in this case is whether Stages Music Hall, Inc. (Stages), the owner of a nightclub on Clark Street in Chicago, owed a duty to protect its customer from a third-party criminal attack that took place just outside its entrance doors.

After hearing the plaintiff Lindie Osborne's (Osborne) evidence, the trial court directed a verdict in favor of Stages. We reverse the trial court and remand for a...

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