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Bar Patron on Fire

An Illinois appeals court ruled against a patron who sued a bar after he was injured when a wall heater caught his shirt on fire. A sign attached to the heater warned people not to get too close to it and the patron was intoxicated when he was injured.

PEKIN, Ill. – An Illinois appeals court ruled against a patron who sued a bar after he was injured when a wall heater caught his shirt on fire. A sign attached to the heater warned people not to get too close to it and the patron was intoxicated when he was injured.

Categories / Appeals, Personal Injury

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