Barreto v. City of Waukegan

Defendant, the city of Waukegan, appeals from a judgment following a jury verdict entered in favor of plaintiff, Luis Barreto, for $93,000 in damages for injuries plaintiff sustained when he tripped on a cracked and depressed area of the sidewalk in front of his house. The city raises the following issues on appeal: (1) whether the trial court erred in permitting the voluntary dismissal of another defendant, North Shore Gas Company (North Shore), over the city’s objection; (2) whether the trial court improperly admitted certain testimony and exhibits; (3) whether the trial court erroneously…