Charpentier v. City of Chicago

Plaintiffs, Jean Charpentier and Michael O’Connor, filed separate actions against defendant, the city of Chicago, alleging that defendant’s negligent maintenance of a street resulted in an automobile accident in which plaintiffs were injured. Prior to trial, the trial court entered an order dismissing a count from each complaint alleging that defendant had a duty to install median barriers. The cases were tried together. A jury returned a verdict in favor of defendant, and the trial court entered judgment on the verdict. Plaintiffs appeal from that judgment, contending that the conduct of…