Pole Was Foreseeable Hazard For Post-Concert Crowd, Illinois Appeals Court Ruled

Mealey's (August 6, 2018, 7:09 PM EDT) -- CHICAGO — A parking garage management company could have reasonably foreseen that a concert goer could become distracted by the crowd after the event and trip over a short steel pole placed to deter vehicle traffic, an Illinois appellate court held July 20.  It reversed and remanded a lower court ruling that the distraction exception did not apply to the “open and obvious” rule (Georgia Christakes v. SP Plus Corp., No. 1-17-2675, Ill. App., 1st Dist., 6th Div., 2018 Ill. App Unpub. LEXIS 1237)....

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