Taylor v. City of Chicago

This is an appeal from a judgment against defendant city of Chicago for injuries sustained by plaintiff Eugene Taylor when he allegedly fell on a defective sidewalk. Defendant raises the following issues: (1) whether the trial court erred in granting plaintiff’s motion in limine to exclude any evidence of intoxication, and (2) whether the plaintiff’s closing rebuttal argument that defendant did not call a witness whose testimony would have been adverse constituted prejudicial error. The pertinent facts follow.

On August 7, 1976, plaintiff was walking on the sidewalk in the ■vicinity of 900…