Glass v. City of Chicago

Plaintiff, Margaret Ann Glass, appeals from a jury verdict in favor of defendant, the City of Chicago (the City), on her claim for personal injury damages sustained from a fall on a City sidewalk. Plaintiff asks this court to enter judgment notwithstanding the verdict and to order a new trial limited to the issue of damages. Alternatively, plaintiff asks this court to remand the case for a new trial.

At trial, plaintiff testified that a hole in the sidewalk approximately | eight inches wide by three feet long and approximately 21/2 inches deep, located near the intersection of Wrightwood and…