Smith v. City of Chicago

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE GOLDBERG

delivered the opinion of the court:

Gaston Smith (plaintiff) appeals from an order granting the motion of city of Chicago (defendant) for summary judgment. The issue involved is whether plaintiff failed to serve defendant with a proper written notice of the occurrence. Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 85, pars. 8 — 102, 8 — 103.

Plaintiff sustained injury on defendant’s property in front of 1931 West Waveland Avenue on September 10, 1975 at 9:30 a.m. The “Notice of Claims for Personal Injuries” was served on defendant on August 30, 1976. The date of injury on the notice…