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PARSON v. CITY OF CHICAGO

No. 82-1528.

117 Ill. App.3d 383 (1983)

453 N.E.2d 770

TONI PARSON, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. THE CITY OF CHICAGO, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (4th Division).

Opinion filed August 18, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stanley Garber, Corporation Counsel, of Chicago (Jerome A. Siegan and Frank W. Nagorka, Assistant Corporation Counsel, of counsel), for appellant.

Carr & O'Rourke and William J. Harte, Ltd., both of Chicago (William J. Harte, of counsel), for appellee.

Judgment affirmed.

PRESIDING JUSTICE ROMITI delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff was severely and permanently injured in 1980 when a car after hitting a pothole on a street veered to its right and struck her. She sued both the driver of the car and the city of Chicago, as owner of the street. The jury returned a verdict against both for $1,250,000. Only the city of Chicago appeals. On appeal the city contends that:

(1) it had no duty to improve...

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