Warner v. City of Chicago

72 Ill.2d 100 (1978)

378 N.E.2d 502

MARION C. WARNER, Appellant,

v.

THE CITY OF CHICAGO, Appellee.

No. 49195.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed May 26, 1978.

Philip E. Howard, Ltd., of Chicago (William J. Harte, Ltd., of counsel), for appellant.

William R. Quinlan, Corporation Counsel, of Chicago (Daniel Pascale and Marsile J. Hughes, Assistant Corporation Counsel, of counsel), for appellee.

Appellate court reversed; circuit court affirmed.

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