Curatola v. Village of Niles

Plaintiff brought an action for personal injuries sustained when he stepped into a pothole on a public roadway located in the Village of Niles on March 2, 1983. The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of the defendant and plaintiff appealed. Our court affirmed (Curatola v. Village of Niles, 230 Ill. App. 3d 743 (1992)) but our decision was subsequently reversed by the Illinois Supreme Court and the case remanded for trial (Curatola v. Village of Niles, 154 Ill. 2d 201 (1993)).

On remand, the jury returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff and judgment was entered on the verdict.…