· 8/23/1996
Khalil v. City of Chicago
Citations
- 669 N.E.2d 1189
- 283 Ill. App. 3d 161
- 218 Ill. Dec. 663
- 1996 Ill. App. LEXIS 631
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that because pedestrians were not intended users of an alley, defendant owed pedestrians no duty to maintain the alley in a reasonably safe condition under section 3- 102(a)
- no duty to pedestrian using alley as if it were a sidewalk by walking down middle of alley
- duty is a question of law, and a municipality’s duty to maintain its property is limited by section 3 — 102
- although property may be commonly used for purposes other than those intended by the municipality, such permitted uses do not alter the municipality’s intent
- although property may be commonly used for purposes other than those intended by the municipality, such permitted uses do not alter the municipality's intent
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Judges: Zwick
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