Davis v. Chicago Housing Authority

The plaintiff, Djuan T. Davis, by his mother, Marsha Davis, appeals from an appellate court reversal of the trial court’s holding in the circuit court of Cook County that section 3 — 106 of the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 85, par. 1 — 101 et seq.) (the Tort Immunity Act) does not apply to the defendant, Chicago Housing Authority (CHA), a municipal corporation.

On August 5, 1983, the plaintiff, a minor, was injured in a playground in Chicago. The playground is owned, operated, maintained, and controlled by the defendant and is for…