PARKS v. BRINKMAN

No. 2-13-0633.

9 N.E.3d 1228 (2014)

2014 IL App (2d) 130633

381 Ill. Dec. 109

Penny PARKS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Dennis BRINKMAN and Lakeside Legacy Foundation, Defendants (Crystal Lake Jaycees, Defendant-Appellant).

Appellate Court of Illinois, Second District.

May 2, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel E. Compton , of Compton Law Group, of Elgin, for appellant.

Mark J. Vogg , Hans A. Mast , and Thomas J. Popovich , all of Law Offices of Thomas J. Popovich, P.C., of McHenry, for appellee.


OPINION

Justice SCHOSTOK delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion.

¶ 1 This appeal arises from an incident in which Dennis Brinkman, a volunteer at an event staffed by the defendant, the Crystal Lake Jaycees, hugged and picked up another volunteer, the plaintiff, Penny Parks. Brinkman lost his balance and fell to the ground, injuring Parks. Parks sued, and the case went to a jury trial. The jury found the Jaycees vicariously liable for Brinkman...

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