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THOMAS v. TOWN OF CICERO

No. 1-99-1120.

719 N.E.2d 187 (1999)

307 Ill. App.3d 840

241 Ill.Dec. 326

Beverly THOMAS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. TOWN OF CICERO, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Third Division.

September 29, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dennis E. Both, Edward R. Vrdolyak, Ltd., Chicago, for Appellant.

Marilyn I. Kosin, Robert S. Kosin, Ltd., Chicago, for Appellee.

Justice WOLFSON delivered the opinion of the court:

Streets are for vehicles. Sidewalks and crosswalks are for pedestrians. But what about alleys? The plaintiff in this case walked in a Town of Cicero (Cicero) alley. She stepped into a crack and fell, injuring herself.

The question before us is whether Cicero intended that the plaintiff walk in the part of the alley where she fell. If it did not, the money damages judgment entered against Cicero cannot stand...

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