TROTTER v. CHICAGO HOUSING AUTHORITY

No. 86-2495.

163 Ill. App.3d 398 (1987)

516 N.E.2d 684

MARVIN TROTTER, a Minor by his Grandmother and Duly Appointed Guardian, Dolly Trotter, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CHICAGO HOUSING AUTHORITY et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (1st Division).

Opinion filed November 9, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Benjamin H. Cohen, of Schwartzberg, Barnett & Cohen, and Todd A. Heller, of Heller & Morris & Associates, Ltd., both of Chicago, for appellant.

Gary K. Moore and Thomas J. Branit, both of Moore & Maisel, of Chicago, for appellees.


Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE O'CONNOR delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff Marvin Trotter, a minor, by Dolly Trotter, his grandmother and duly appointed guardian, sued defendants Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) and its janitor Bulford Givens (Givens) for personal injuries sustained, where, at age 11 months, he fell off a bed in his mother's apartment and was burned by a steam pipe adjacent to his bed. The trial court, relying on Hubbard v. Chicago...

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