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MORTON v. CITY OF CHICAGO

No. 1-95-1192.

676 N.E.2d 985 (1997)

286 Ill. App.3d 444

222 Ill.Dec. 21

Regina MORTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF CHICAGO, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Third Division.

January 22, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward R. Vrdolyak, Ltd., Chicago (Timothy Quinn, of counsel), for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Susan S. Sher, Corporation Counsel of Chicago (Lawrence Rosenthal, Deputy Corporation Counsel, Benna Ruth Solomon, Chief Assistant Corporation Counsel, Thomas J. Bamonte, Assistant Corporation Counsel, of counsel), for City of Chicago.

Justice LEAVITT delivered the opinion of the Court:

On February 28, 1990, the plaintiff, Regina Morton, was rendered paraplegic when a car driven by Jamal Massie careened into her as she was sitting at a bus stop near 59th and State Streets in Chicago. At the time, Massie was attempting to elude police and had been travelling southbound on State Street at speeds estimated at up to 60 miles per hour. He crossed into the...

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