BARRETO v. CITY OF WAUKEGAN

No. 84-140.

133 Ill. App.3d 119 (1985)

478 N.E.2d 581

LUIS BARRETO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. THE CITY OF WAUKEGAN, Defendant-Appellant (North Shore Gas Co., Defendant-Appellee).

Appellate Court of Illinois — Second District.

Opinion filed May 7, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald Ridge and Edward R. Tomkowiak, both of Waukegan, for appellant.

Robert J. Hauser, of Sullivan, Smith, Hauser & Noonan, Robert L. Snook, of Hall, Holmberg, Sloan, Roach, Johnston & Fisher, and Edward A. Puisis, all of Waukegan, for appellees.


Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE REINHARD delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, the city of Waukegan, appeals from a judgment following a jury verdict entered in favor of plaintiff, Luis Barreto, for $93,000 in damages for injuries plaintiff sustained when he tripped on a cracked and depressed area of the sidewalk in front of his house. The city raises the following issues on appeal: (1) whether the trial

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