Barnhisel v. Village of Oak Park

SECOND DIVISION

December 30, 1999

No. 1-98-4574

HELEN BARNHISEL, )) Appeal from the Circuit

Plaintiff-Appellant, ) Court of Cook County.)))

VILLAGE OF OAK PARK, a municipal )

corporation, )) Honorable Sophia H. Hall,

Defendant-Appellee. ) Judge Presiding.

JUSTICE GORDON DELIVERED THE OPINION OF THE COURT:

The plaintiff, Helen Barnhisel, instituted the instant personal injury action against the defendant, Village of Oak Park (the "Village"), seeking recovery for injuries she sustained when she tripped on a crack in a sidewalk and stumbled into a tree cut-out area adjacent to the sidewalk. The trial…