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THORSEN v. CITY OF CHICAGO

Nos. 77-753, 77-1412 cons.

74 Ill. App.3d 98 (1979)

392 N.E.2d 716

JAMES P. THORSEN, Plaintiff-Appellee and Cross-Appellant, v. THE CITY OF CHICAGO et al., Defendants-Appellants. — (SEYMOUR S. GOLDSTEIN et al., Defendants and Cross-Appellees; CLAUDIA LOFTON et al., Defendants.)

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

Rehearing denied August 2, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William R. Quinlan, Corporation Counsel, of Chicago (Daniel Pascale, Philip L. Bronstein, and Mary Denise Cahill, Assistant Corporation Counsel, of counsel), for appellant City of Chicago.

Stern and Rotheiser, of Chicago (James M. Dupree, of counsel), for other appellants.

Ritsos and Ritsos, of Chicago (David Alswang, of counsel), for appellee James P. Thorsen.

Lord, Bissell and Brook, of Chicago (Cornelius P. Callahan and Hugh C. Griffin, of counsel), for cross-appellee Seymour S. Goldstein.

Querrey, Harrow, Gulanick and Kennedy, Ltd., of Chicago (Victor J. Piekarski and John F. Skeffington, of counsel), for cross-appellee Presbitero and Sons, Inc.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE STAMOS delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, James P. Thorsen, brought this action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained when plaintiff was struck by an automobile as he was walking down the west side of Larrabee Street in Chicago, Illinois. Those named as defendants included Claudia Lofton, the driver of the vehicle; the City of Chicago (the City), which allegedly failed to maintain a sidewalk...

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