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8 Illinois opinions name it 2 courts 1993–2014 0 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Illinois courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
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| No positive-treatment citations attached to this issue in Illinois. | ||
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| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Illinois. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
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Vaughn v. City of West Frankfort
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2 sentences2014The supreme court has observed that “except for those cases in which street defects were in the area immediately around a parked vehicle, Illinois courts have refused to impose a duty on municipalities for injuries to pedestrians which were caused by those defects.” Vaughn, 166 Ill. 2d at 163 . -9- ¶ 35 In Vaughn, the plaintiff was walking on the sidewalk when it ended midblock, she crossed the street outside of a crosswalk, to continue on the sidewalk on the other side. 2014The supreme court has observed that “except for those cases in which street defects were in the area immediately around a parked vehicle, Illinois courts have refused to impose a duty on municipalities for injuries to pedestrians which were caused by those defects.” Vaughn, 166 Ill. 2d at 163 . -9- ¶ 35 In Vaughn, the plaintiff was walking on the sidewalk when it ended midblock, she crossed the street outside of a crosswalk, to continue on the sidewalk on the other side. | 4 | 2013–2014 |
Harden v. The City of Chicago
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2 sentences2014The Curatola exception imposes a duty to a municipality for parking lanes and not the entire street, similarly a duty exists to maintain crosswalks for pedestrian use, not the area outside of the crosswalk.” (Emphasis added.) Harden, 2013 IL App (1st) 120846, ¶ 34 . ¶ 26 Plaintiff claims that an exception should be made where a person is walking within a designated crosswalk area and is injured by a pothole located outside of the crosswalk lines. 2014The Curatola exception imposes a duty to a municipality for parking lanes and not the entire street, similarly a duty exists to maintain crosswalks for pedestrian use, not the area outside of the crosswalk.” (Emphasis added.) Harden, 2013 IL App (1st) 120846, ¶ 34 . ¶ 26 Plaintiff claims that an exception should be made where a person is walking within a designated crosswalk area and is injured by a pothole located outside of the crosswalk lines. | 2 | 2014–2014 |
Vlahos v. City of Chicago
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2 sentences1998The trial court, however, denied Curatola’s motion to reconsider, citing a recent decision, Vlahos v. City of Chicago (1990), 198 Ill. 1993The trial court, however, denied Curatola's motion to reconsider, citing a recent decision, Vlahos v. City of Chicago (1990), 198 Ill.App.3d 911 , 145 Ill.Dec. 42 , 556 N.E.2d 660 , which rejected the reasoning of Di Domenico and held that a municipality owes no duty to a pedestrian who steps off a curb into the street where no crosswalk exists. | 2 | 1993–1998 |
Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.