SAMEER v. BUTT

No. 1-01-3714.

796 N.E.2d 1063 (2003)

343 Ill. App.3d 78

277 Ill.Dec. 697

Ali SAMEER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Tahir BUTT, Defendant (Aragon Ballroom and Luna Security Services, Inc., Defendants-Appellees).

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fifth Division.

Dissenting Opinion filed August 29, 2003.

Rehearing Denied September 25, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Law Office of David J. Heyer (Mark S. Schwartz, of counsel), for Appellant.

Williams, Montgomery & John, Ltd., Chicago (Alyssa M. Campbell, Edward O. Pacer and Lloyd E. Williams, of counsel), and Law Offices of Mark R. Rudoff (John F. Pacocha and Mark R. Rudoff, of counsel), Chicago, for Appellee.


Justice QUINN delivered the opinion of the court:

In the instant case, the trial court granted a motion for summary judgment in favor of defendants, Aragon Ballroom (Aragon) and Luna Security Services (Luna Security), finding that defendants owed plaintiff, Ali Sameer, no duty of care with regard to a third party's unforeseeable criminal attack. Plaintiff now appeals.

On appeal, plaintiff argues that: (1) the trial court erred in finding that the criminal...

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