1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. Ill.2d
  4. 58 Ill.2d
  5. 58 Ill.2d 284 (1974)
 

BENDER v. CITY OF CHICAGO

No. 45587.

58 Ill.2d 284 (1974)

319 N.E.2d 34

DENNIS BENDER, a minor, by Irene Bender, his mother and next friend, Appellee, v. THE CITY OF CHICAGO. — (Department of Public Aid, Appellant.)

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied November 26, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Scott, Attorney General, of Springfield (John D. Whitenack, Assistant Attorney General, of counsel), for appellant.

Arthur S. Gomberg and Phillip E. Howard, both of Chicago (Samuel Nineberg, of counsel), for appellee.

William P. Tuggle and Joan M. Pucillo, both of Chicago, for amicus curiae Health and Hospital Governing Commission of Cook County.

Reversed and remanded.

MR. CHIEF JUSTICE UNDERWOOD delivered the opinion of the court:

Dennis Bender, the minor plaintiff in this action, tripped and fell on a broken sidewalk in Chicago, suffering injuries requiring four operations on his right hip at Cook County Hospital, and later treatment at Illinois Research Hospital. Suit was filed in 1965 in the circuit court of Cook County seeking damages for the injuries suffered as the result of the alleged negligence...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases