IMMUNITY - ILLINOIS

Cohen v. Chicago Park District

Supreme Court of Illinois - December 29, 2017 - N.E.3d - 2017 IL 121800 - 2017 WL 6625219

Bicyclist brought action against city park district, alleging that he was riding his bicycle on shared-use path when his front wheel got caught in a crack in the pavement and he fell, and that park district had acted willfully and wantonly in failing to maintain the path and was therefore responsible for the injuries that resulted from his fall.

The Circuit Court granted park district’s motion for summary judgment.

Bicyclist appealed. The Appellate Court reversed. The Supreme Court granted park district’s petition for leave to appeal.

The Supreme Court of Illinois held that:



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