Centracchio v. Rossi Construction Co.

Plaintiff, a Chicago police officer, brought this action against Rossi Construction Company (Rossi) to recover for injuries allegedly sustained as a result of a one-car accident on a roadway where Rossi was doing road construction work. Rossi filed a third-party action against the City of Chicago on the ground that the city-owned car driven by the plaintiff was defective and thereby caused the accident. At the close of Rossi’s case the court granted the city’s motion for a directed verdict. Although the jury returned a verdict for Rossi, the trial judge granted plaintiff’s motion for a new…