Fitt v. City of Mattoon

Plaintiff’s decedent Duane Fitt died in an automobile accident on September 9, 1988, at the intersection of Illinois Route 45 and County Road 400 in Mattoon, Illinois. Plaintiff Dwight Fitt filed an action against defendants City of Mattoon (City) and County of Coles (County), alleging, inter alia, their negligent maintenance and control of the intersection caused the death of Duane Fitt. The trial court entered summary judgment for defendants, finding the defendants owed no duty to plaintiff’s decedent and the proximate cause of the accident was the negligence of a third party. Plaintiff…