Phillips v. Chicago Housing Authority

This appeal is from a negligence action brought in the circuit court of Cook County for the wrongful death and personal injuries of plaintiff’s decedent, a resident of a housing project operated by the defendant, the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA). The circuit court struck the complaint for failure to state a cause of action and also three successive amended complaints. Upon striking the third amended complaint, the court dismissed the case with prejudice. The appellate court concluded that a cause of action was stated and reversed and remanded for further proceedings. (91 Ill. App. 3d 544.)…