Justice ROBERT E. GORDON delivered the opinion of the court:
Plaintiff Elizabeth Gutstein filed suit in the circuit court of Cook County against the municipal defendant, the City of Evanston (City), alleging that she fell and suffered injuries to her elbow resulting from the municipality's negligent maintenance of an unimproved alley in back of plaintiff's home. A jury returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff in the amount of $201,829.00, less a 50% deduction for...
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