Pelin v. City of Chicago

On December 8, 1953, Joseph Pelin was walking northward on the west sidewalk of Sheridan Road in the City of Chicago. As he came to the south curb of Dakin Street, an east-west street, he fell because of the allegedly defective condition of the curb.

On the date of the accident Dakin Street was under the jurisdiction of the City of Chicago, but Sheridan Road was under the jurisdiction of the Chicago Park District. The trial court held that the curb was property within the control of the Park District and dismissed the plaintiff’s suit for personal injuries against the City.

There was no motion…