Florence v. City of Chicago

This action was brought to recover for injuries allegedly occasioned by the negligence of the City of Chicago in failing to maintain a public crosswalk. The Chicago Transit Authority was also named as a defendant but was directed out of the case at the end of plaintiff’s evidence. The jury returned a verdict for the City of Chicago and plaintiff appeals. No appeal is taken from the judgment following the order directing the Chicago Transit Authority out of the case.

The mishap occurred on October 23, 1954, when plaintiff was approximately eighteen months old. She was being carried by her…