RAMIREZ v. CITY OF CHICAGO

No. 1-90-2347.

571 N.E.2d 822 (1991)

212 Ill. App.3d 751

156 Ill.Dec. 842

Juanita RAMIREZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF CHICAGO, a municipal corporation, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Sixth Division.

April 5, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Burke & Burke, Ltd., (John M. Burke, Thomas M. Lake, of counsel), Chicago, for plaintiff-appellant.

Corp. Counsel, City of Chicago, (Lawrence Rosenthal, Brian Trubitt, Kelly R. Welsh, of counsel), Chicago, for defendant-appellee.


Presiding Justice RAKOWSKI delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff-appellant Juanita Ramirez filed this negligence action against defendant-appellant the City of Chicago (City) to recover damages plaintiff incurred while stepping onto a street. The trial court held that pursuant to section 3-102(a) of the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act (Ill.Rev. Stat.1987, ch. 85, par. 3-102(a)) ("Tort Immunity Act") the City owed plaintiff no...

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