Scarpaci v. City of Chicago

Defendant appeals from a judgment entered against it in an action to recover for personal injuries sustained as a result of the falling of a metal stop sign erected and maintained by the defendant in the parkway between the sidewalk and the curb in Polk street near its. intersection with Wood street in Chicago.

Plaintiff’s claim is based upon the violation of defendant’s duty to maintain its public streets - and highways in a reasonably safe condition of repair by suffering the stop sign to exist in a defective and dangerous condition for a long period of time. Defendant’s sole contention on…