Appellate Group Obtains Favorable Defense Opinion on "Natural Accumulation" Rule
October 1, 2008
Clausen Miller Appellate Practice Group Edward M. Kay, Paul V. Esposito, Kimbley A Kearney, Kimberly A. Hartman and Joseph J. Ferrini obtained a favorable defense opinion from The Illinois Appellate Court, First District. The Appellate Court held that a landowner has no duty to remove naturally accumulated dirt from a sidewalk on property absent a showing that the landowner created or was aware of a hazardous condition. Wasim Sam Ahmed v. Pickwick Place Owners’ Ass’n and Vista Property Management, Inc., No. 1-07-2047, ---N.E.2d---, 2008 WL 4445175 (Ill. App. 1st Dist. Sept. 30, 2008).
For more information see the attached article from the October 01, 2008 edition of the Chicago Law Bulletin further describing the case and judgment.
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