Birck v. City of Quincy

Plaintiffs Delores E Birck and Richard Birck appeal from an order of the circuit court of Adams County granting summary judgment in favor of defendant City of Quincy. Plaintiffs sought to recover damages allegedly caused by defendant when Delores tripped on a sidewalk where there was a difference in the levels of two concrete slabs. It was alleged defendant was negligent (1) for failing to repair an unreasonably unsafe condition of which defendant knew or should have known, (2) by failing to provide a reasonably safe area of travel across property within its control, and (3) improperly…