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LEONE v. CITY OF CHICAGO

No. 74422.

619 N.E.2d 119 (1993)

156 Ill.2d 33

188 Ill.Dec. 755

Cynthia LEONE, Appellee, v. The CITY OF CHICAGO, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

July 22, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kelly R. Welsh, Corp. Counsel, Chicago and (Lawrence Rosenthal, Benna Ruth Solomon and Brian Trubitt, of counsel), for appellant.

Gary K. Laatsch, Pavalon & Gifford, Chicago, for amicus curiae Ill. Trial Lawyers Assoc.

Flynn, Murphy, Ryan & Seyring, Chicago (Richard T. Ryan, Mark F. Smolens and Ricahrd L. Jones, of counsel), for amicus curiae Illinois Governmental Associate.

Joseph R. Curcio, Chicago (Jose B. Villasenor, of counsel), for appellee.

Justice HARRISON delivered the opinion of the court:

Cynthia Leone brought an action against the City of Chicago to recover damages for personal injuries she sustained when struck by an automobile during the course of a traffic stop by Chicago police. A jury concluded that Leone's injuries were caused by the negligence of the police officer involved and, based on that negligence, found the City liable to her under the common law "special duty" exception to municipal...

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