Bowler v. City of Chicago

Joshua Bowler was injured when he fell off the roof of a three-story apartment building in Chicago. Plaintiff Trudy Bowler, as Joshua’s mother and guardian, filed an action against defendant the City of Chicago (City) asserting the City breached a duty of care to Joshua and acted wilfully and negligently when it failed to enforce the building code and issued a permit for construction of access to the roof knowing the proposed construction design violated the City’s building code (Chicago Municipal Code §13 — 4—010 et seq. (2004)). The trial court dismissed the complaint against the City,…