KAVALES v. CITY OF BERWYN

No. 1-97-4181.

712 N.E.2d 842 (1999)

305 Ill. App.3d 536

238 Ill.Dec. 738

Rose KAVALES, as Special Adm'r for the Estate of Diana Drost, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The CITY OF BERWYN, a Municipal Corporation, and Northern Illinois Gas Company, a Corporation, Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, First Division.

May 24, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steinberg, Polacek & Goodman, Chicago (Bradley D. Steinberg, of counsel), for Appellant.

Cuda & LaPonte, Ltd., Chicago (Carrie M. Foris, of counsel), for Appellee City of Berwyn.

Sudekum, Rosenberg & Cassidy, Chtd., Chicago (John C. Cassidy, of counsel), for Appellee Northern Illinois Gas Co.


Justice GALLAGHER delivered the opinion of the court:

This action was brought to recover damages for personal injuries allegedly sustained by the plaintiff's decedent, Diana Drost, when she fell after stepping into a depressed area of the pavement, as she was crossing a public alley in the City of Berwyn. Plaintiff's second amended complaint alleged negligence on the part of defendants, the City of Berwyn (Berwyn) and Northern Illinois Gas Company (Northern). The...

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