In Illinois, the Premises Liability Act, 740 ILCS 130, allows you to sue the owner or
occupier of a premises when their negligence causes your injuries, but how liability is assigned can depend upon complex factors including legal nuances and agreements between the property owner and other parties who agree to be responsible in the event of an injury.
Not exact matches
For an injury claimant to succeed under the
Occupiers Liability Act, she must prove on the balance
of probabilities that the landlady was an
occupier of the
premises where and
when the accident occurred, that the landlady breached a duty
of care owed to the claimant that the landlady's breach caused the claimant's injury, and that the plaintiff suffered a loss.
When does the
occupier of a
premises in Prince George fail to fulfil its duties under the OLA?
When the plaintiff visitor is a trained professional or tradesman who is retained by the
occupier to provide skilled work, the duty
of the
occupier only encompasses the safety
of the
premises, but does not extend to telling the visitor how to practice his occupation.
A tenant was found to be an «
occupier»
of its
premises and potentially liable
when a dog lunged at a party on the adjacent sidewalk, causing her to fall on the basis
of allegedly having allowed a condition or activity on its
premises to flo...