Griffin v. City of Chicago

This is an appeal from a judgment for defendant in a personal injury action, notwithstanding a verdict for plaintiff of $1,500; The City was dismissed as defendant because the place of the accident is under the jurisdiction and control of the Park District. It is stipulated that plaintiff was injured at night on Ashland Boulevard just south of Madison street in Chicago, when her foot was caught in a broken sidewalk. The question is whether the Park District, as a matter of law, is liable for negligence of its employees in failing to keep the sidewalk in repair.

The Supreme Court in LePitre v.…