Baron Huot Oil Co. named in slip and fall lawsuit

Cory M. Trapp filed suit Dec. 6 in the Cook County Circuit Court, accusing the Baron Huot Oil Co. of negligence.

According to the complaint, Trapp was at Baron Huot Oil Co. at 1590 W. Court St. in Kankakee on December 2011, when he slipped on ice and fell.

Trapp claims the defendant was negligent in clearing its parking lot of ice and snow, which caused him to slip, fall and injure himself.

He is seeking more than $50,000 and is being represented by the Ankin Law Office LLC.

Circuit Court of Cook County Case No. 2013L013852.

This is a report on a civil lawsuit filed in the Circuit Court of Cook County. The details in this report come from an original complaint filed by a plaintiff. Please note, a complaint represents an accusation by a private individual, not the government. It is not an indication of guilt, and it only represents one side of the story.