PITTMAN v. CITY OF CHICAGO

No. 61767.

38 Ill. App.3d 1036 (1976)

350 N.E.2d 114

EVELYN PITTMAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. THE CITY OF CHICAGO, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (2nd Division).

Opinion filed May 25, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert F. Coleman and Robert S. Atkins, both of Freeman, Freeman & Atkins, Ltd., of Chicago, for appellant.

William R. Quinlan, Corporation Counsel, of Chicago (Daniel Pascale and Marsile J. Hughes, Assistant Corporation Counsel, of counsel), for appellee.


Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE STAMOS delivered the opinion of the court:

A jury awarded plaintiff, Evelyn Pittman, the sum of $27,000 against the city of Chicago as damages for personal injury she sustained as a result of the negligence of the city in maintaining a sidewalk. The trial court granted the city's motion for a new trial and this court allowed plaintiff's motion for leave to appeal from that order.

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