Bonner v. City of Chicago

Plaintiff Raymond J. Bonner filed a negligence action against defendant, the City of Chicago (City), seeking damages for injuries he sustained when he tripped on a light pole base on the sidewalk in the 3900 block of North Damen Avenue. The trial court granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment. Plaintiff appeals, claiming that summary judgment was improper because a jury should have decided whether plaintiffs injury was foreseeable and the City breached its duty of reasonable care. We affirm.

The pleadings, affidavits, depositions and photographs before the trial court established the…