SANDOVAL v. CITY OF CHICAGO

No. 1-04-1368.

830 N.E.2d 722 (2005)

357 Ill. App.3d 1023

294 Ill.Dec. 310

Catalina SANDOVAL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The CITY OF CHICAGO, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Sixth Division.

June 3, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David J. Fitzpatrick & Associates, David J. Fitzpatrick, Chicago, for Appellant.

Corporation Counsel of the City of Chicago, Mara S. Georges, Corporation Counsel; Lawrence Rosenthal, Deputy Corporation Counsel; Benna Ruth Solomon, Chief Assistant Corporation Counsel; Valerie Quinn, Special Assistant Corporation Counsel, Chicago, for Appellee.


Presiding Justice FITZGERALD SMITH delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff Catalina Sandoval (plaintiff) brought suit against defendant City of Chicago (defendant) after she fell in a crater-like defect on a sidewalk. Upon defendant's motion, the trial court granted summary judgment in its favor. Plaintiff appeals, contending that the trial court erred in granting the motion because defendant owed a legal duty to her since it was foreseeable that a person could...

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