GROBE v. HOLLYWOOD CASINO-AURORA, INC.

No. 2-00-1268.

759 N.E.2d 154 (2001)

325 Ill. App.3d 710

259 Ill.Dec. 674

Lance GROBE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. HOLLYWOOD CASINO-AURORA, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Second District.

November 2, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kurt A. Niermann, Presbrey & Associates, Aurora, for Lance Grobe.

Steven B. Belgrade, John A. O'Donnell, Kim Richard Kardas, Richard P. Girzadas, Belgrade & O'Donnell, Chicago, for Hollywood Casino-Aurora, Inc.


Justice GEIGER delivered the opinion of the court.

The plaintiff, Lance Grobe, appeals from the July 21, 2000, order of the circuit court of Kane County dismissing his cause of action seeking damages under the Jones Act (46 U.S.C. app. § 688 (1994)). On appeal, the plaintiff argues that the trial court erred in (1) finding that he was not a seaman for purposes of the Jones Act; (2) failing to enforce the stipulation of the parties to allow the Illinois Industrial...

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