Coultas v. City of Winchester

PRESIDING JUSTICE LUND

delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff Catherine Coultas appeals from the judgment of the circuit court of Scott County entered on a jury verdict in favor of defendant, the City of Winchester (City), in her action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained in a fall on a city sidewalk. We affirm.

On Saturday, October 31, 1987, plaintiff tripped and fell as she walked down a newly constructed wheelchair ramp on a public sidewalk. As a result of her fall, plaintiff suffered a fractured patella of the right knee. Plaintiff brought an action to recover damages…