BONNER v. CITY OF CHICAGO

No. 1-01-1182.

778 N.E.2d 285 (2002)

334 Ill. App.3d 481

268 Ill.Dec. 299

Raymond J. BONNER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF CHICAGO, a municipal corporation, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Sixth Division.

October 4, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Lee Stavins, Howard S. Golden, of Robbins, Salomon & Patt, Chicago, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Mara S. Georges, Corporation Counsel, Lawrence Rosenthal, Deputy Corporation Counsel, Benna Ruth Solomon, Chief Assistant Corporation Counsel, Mardell Nereim, Senior Counsel, Chicago, for Defendant-Appellee.


Justice TULLY delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff Raymond J. Bonner filed a negligence action against defendant, the City of Chicago (City), seeking damages for injuries he sustained when he tripped on a light pole base on the sidewalk in the 3900 block of North Damen Avenue. The trial court granted defendant's motion for summary judgment. Plaintiff appeals, claiming that summary judgment was improper because a jury should have decided whether plaintiff...

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