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STOKES v. CITY OF CHICAGO

No. 1-01-2607.

775 N.E.2d 72 (2002)

333 Ill. App.3d 272

266 Ill.Dec. 510

William STOKES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CITY OF CHICAGO, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Third Division.

July 31, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mara S. Georges, Corporation Counsel of the City of Chicago (Lawrence Rosenthal, Deputy Corporation Counsel; Benna Ruth Solomon, Chief Assistant Corporation Counsel; and Erika Dunning, Special Assistant Corporation Counsel, of counsel), for Appellant.

Richard S. Zachary, Chicago, for Appellee.

Justice WOLFSON delivered the opinion of the court:

William Stokes sued the City of Chicago for injuries he said he sustained when his foot caught in a hole in the sidewalk at 656 North Green Street. Throughout the trial the City insisted it had the right to impeach Stokes's credibility with his three prior burglary convictions. The trial court was equally insistent that the City had no such right.

The jury found in favor of Stokes, awarding him $30,000 in...

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