Hull v. City of Griggsville

On December 10, 1971, the basement of the plaintiff Howard Hull’s house and certain of its contents were damaged by water and sewage as the result of a broken tile in the sewer system of the defendant City of Griggsville. The plaintiff failed to notify the City of this damage, although by statute he was required to give notice to the City within 6 months after his cause of action had accrued (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1971, ch. 85, § 8—102). On December 8, 1972, the plaintiff filed his original complaint against the City based upon a res ipsa loquitur theory. On March 8, 1973, the plaintiff filed an…