Shortt v. City of Chicago

This case involves interpretation of the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act (the Act). (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 85, par. 1 — 101 et seq.) Plaintiff Peter Shortt alleged in his complaint that on August 7, 1979, defendant Daniel Joyce, an employee of defendant city of Chicago (the city), drove a Chicago police car into Shortt while Shortt was crossing a street. On December 19, 1979, Shortt sent notice of his intent to sue the city of Chicago to the corporation counsel’s office. He filed his complaint on June 12, 1981, and both parties conducted discovery for five…