BERNAL v. CITY OF HOOPESTON

No. 4-98-1015.

718 N.E.2d 229 (1999)

307 Ill. App.3d 766

240 Ill.Dec. 748

Irene BERNAL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The CITY OF HOOPESTON, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

Decided September 30, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William M. Roberts (argued), Hultquist & Roberts, P.C., Rantoul, for Irene Bernal.

John F. Martin (argued), Dukes, Martin, Ryan & Meyer, Ltd., Danville, for City of Hoopeston.


Presiding Justice KNECHT delivered the opinion of the court:

In February 1998, plaintiff, Irene Bernal, filed a fourth-amended complaint against defendant, City of Hoopeston (City), after falling into a water meter pit and injuring her leg, knee, hip, and back. In November 1998, the trial court granted defendant's motion for summary judgment, finding defendant immune from liability under section 3-102 of the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity...

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