MULL v. KANE COUNTY FOREST PRESERVE DIST.

No. 2-02-0283.

786 N.E.2d 236 (2003)

337 Ill. App.3d 589

271 Ill.Dec. 978

Janet MULL, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. The KANE COUNTY FOREST PRESERVE DISTRICT, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Second District.

March 10, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick M. Kinnally, Murphy, Hupp & Kinnally, P.C., Matthew J. Herman, Kinnally, Krentz, Loran, Hodge & Herman, P.C., Aurora, for Kane County Forest Preserve District.

Lawrence D. Wechter, Law Office of Larry Wechter, Geneva, Stephen M. Jacobs, Shaw, Jacobs & Associates, P.C., St. Charles, for Janet Mull.


Justice McLAREN delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, the Kane County Forest Preserve District (forest preserve), appeals the jury verdict finding the forest preserve liable for personal injuries suffered by plaintiff, Janet Mull, when she fell while riding on the forest preserve's bike trail. We reverse.

The following facts are taken from the record. During the afternoon of September 6, 1999, plaintiff fell from her bicycle after encountering a rut...

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