{"id":3918,"date":"2014-07-07T10:00:45","date_gmt":"2014-07-07T15:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/injury.robertkreisman.com\/?p=3918"},"modified":"2014-07-06T09:57:36","modified_gmt":"2014-07-06T14:57:36","slug":"illinois-appellate-court-finds-favor-injured-school-girl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/illinois-appellate-court-finds-favor-injured-school-girl\/","title":{"rendered":"Illinois Appellate Court Finds in Favor of Injured School Girl"},"content":{"rendered":"

Julie Abrams was injured at the Oak Lawn-Homewood Middle School<\/a> on April 19, 2012 during a ceremony inducting her as a member of the National Junior Honor Society<\/a>. Julie fell at the program because of an allegedly \u201cdark, non-illuminated, elevated, unmarked, uneven surface.\u201d Julie required shoulder surgery as a result and expended $35,800 in medical bills for that injury.<\/p>\n

In a lawsuit brought by Julie\u2019s family against Oak Lawn-Homewood Middle School, it was contended that the cafeteria\/auditorium — known as the Cafetorium — was \u201cpublic property intended or permitted to be used for recreational purposes\u201d under Section 3-106 of the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act<\/a>. The school asked that the Cook County Circuit Court judge dismiss Julie\u2019s negligence case because of tort immunity. The trial judge denied the school district\u2019s motion, but certified the question for immediate appeal.<\/p>\n

This was the question presented to the Illinois Appellate Court for answering: \u201cWhere an injury occurs on an area of public property which has both recreational and non-recreational purposes, should Section 3-106 immunity apply when said area is located within a public school where the primary character of the area and overall facility is educational and non-recreational?\u201d<\/p>\n

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Julie Abrams was injured at the Oak Lawn-Homewood Middle School on April 19, 2012 during a ceremony inducting her as a member of the National Junior Honor Society. 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