TORRES v. CITY OF CHICAGO

No. 1-89-0400.

578 N.E.2d 158 (1991)

218 Ill. App.3d 89

161 Ill.Dec. 31

David TORRES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF CHICAGO, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fifth Division.

July 26, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Benjamin and Shapiro, Ltd., Fred I. Benjamin and Thomas C. Halterman, Chicago, for plaintiff-appellant.

Kelly R. Welsh, Chicago (Ruth M. Moscovitch, of counsel), for defendant-appellee.


Justice McNULTY delivered the opinion of the court.

Plaintiff David Torres appeals from an order granting summary judgment in favor of defendant, the City of Chicago (City), in a negligence action alleging that the City failed to maintain its streets in a reasonably safe manner. We address the issue of whether the City owed a duty of care to the plaintiff.

The record reveals that on January 26, 1985, plaintiff parked his car in front of his sister's house...

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