Montano v. City of Chicago

Plaintiff, Miguel Montano (Montano), appeals an order granting summary judgment in favor of defendant, the City of Chicago (City), and an order denying Montano’s motion for a rehearing in a negligence action alleging that the City failed to maintain its alleys in a reasonably safe manner. On appeal, Montano contends that the City owed him a duty of care as a delivery person who was unloading a truck legally situated within an alley. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

On December 7, 1995, Montano, a delivery person for Columbia Furniture, was scheduled to deliver a couch to a house at…