ILLINOIS COURTS ISSUES OPINIONS ON DARIUS KING V/S EL PARAISO DEL PACIFICO CASE

SPRINGFIELD, Ill., May 7 -- The Illinois Courts Office issued the following opinion on April 9:

1. At issue in this appeal is whether the trial court erred in granting summary judgment in favor of defendant El Paraiso Del Pacifico, Inc., d/b/a Taqueria El Paraiso (defendant or El Paraiso), on plaintiff Darius King's claim of negligence against defendant. For the following reasons, we reverse and remand.

2. I. BACKGROUND

3. This case arises from a vehicle crash at El Paraiso located at 14 North McAree Road in Waukegan. It is undisputed that, on August 9, 2020, King was a customer at El Paraiso when Melanie Sanders drove a vehicle through the wall and windows at the front entrance of the restaurant and struck and injured King.

4. King fi...