Congratulations to Income Member Jeffrey Kehl on securing summary judgment in Cook County Illinois!

The case involved a pedestrian who tripped and fell on the sidewalk immediately in front of our client’s restaurant. Plaintiff claimed that some of the sidewalk had been appropriated by our client for outdoor seating and therefore had a duty to maintain the sidewalk and to protect invitees from tripping hazards in the area around the restaurant.

In Jeff’s Motion for Summary Judgment, he presented evidence that Plaintiff was not an invitee but rather just a pedestrian walking past the restaurant.  He also argued that the sidewalk was property of the City of Chicago and the portion on which Plaintiff fell had not been appropriated by our client.

The court agreed with Jeff’s arguments, granting summary judgment in favor of our client.