(DOWNLOAD) "Cross v. Wells Fargo Alarm Services" by Supreme Court of Illinois " eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Cross v. Wells Fargo Alarm Services
- Author : Supreme Court of Illinois
- Release Date : January 29, 1980
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 70 KB
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Rehearing denied November 26, 1980. On December 21, 1971, at about 1:15 a.m. plaintiff Willie Cross was severely beaten and injured by several unknown men as he was waiting for an elevator in the lobby of the Governor Henry Horner Housing Project located in Chicago. Cross and his wife filed suit in the circuit court of Cook County against the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA), a municipal corporation which owned and operated the project, and Wells Fargo Alarm Services, Inc., a security service that had contracted with the CHA to provide guard services at the project. The trial court dismissed the counts of the complaint against the CHA, holding that a cause of action was not stated, but denied a motion to dismiss as to Wells Fargo. The plaintiffs and Wells Fargo appealed, and the appellate court reversed as to both appellants. (74 Ill. App.3d 921.) This had the effect of reinstating the complaint against the CHA and dismissing the complaint as to Wells Fargo. We granted the plaintiffs' petition and the CHA's cross-petition for leave to appeal and consolidated the appeals. 73 Ill.2d R. 315.