Fligelman v. City of Chicago

PRESIDING JUSTICE MURRAY

delivered the opinion of the court:

The plaintiff, Kenneth Fligelman (Fligelman), a Chicago officer, appeals an order granting the defendant’s motion for summary judgment.

The facts are not disputed and are as follows.

Fligelman is a detective in the Chicago police department auto theft section. On June 5, 1988, he was on duty from 3 p.m. until 11:30 p.m. At 10:00 p.m. that evening Fligelman dropped his partner off in front of the headquarters building and proceeded to park his car in the parking lot, located in the 1200 block of South State Street. Walking back to the…