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ORTIZ v. CITY OF CHICAGO

No. 78-1093.

79 Ill. App.3d 902 (1979)

398 N.E.2d 1107

MARIA ORTIZ et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. THE CITY OF CHICAGO, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (5th Division).

Opinion filed December 21, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Joseph R. Curcio, of Chicago (Sidney Z. Karasik, of counsel), for appellees.

Judgment reversed.

Mr. JUSTICE MEJDA delivered the opinion of the court:

Jamin Ortiz, a minor (plaintiff), and his mother brought this action for personal injuries and medical expenses allegedly caused by the negligence of the city of Chicago (defendant) in failing to remove an abandoned van from an alley. A jury awarded plaintiff $22,500 and the trial court entered judgment on the verdict. It is from that judgment that defendant appeals.

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