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COOK COUNTY RECORD

Thursday, March 28, 2024

Woman accuses city of negligence over trip and fall incident on sidewalk

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A Cook County woman is suing over allegations she sustained injuries from an uneven Chicago sidewalk.

Suzanne Belmore filed a lawsuit April 24 in the Cook County Circuit Court against the City of Chicago, citing negligence.

Belmore claims she tripped and fell on an uneven public sidewalk at 1406 N. LaSalle St. in Chicago on June 5. She contends the city's failure to maintain and monitor the sidewalk resulted in her injuries.

Belmore is seeking damages in excess of jurisdictional minimum and is being represented in the case by Chicago attorney Francis Patrick Murphy of Corboy & Demetrio P.C.

Cook County Circuit Court Case No. 2014L004563.

This is a report on a civil lawsuit filed at the Cook County Courthouse. The details in this report come from an original complaint filed by a plaintiff. Please note, a complaint represents an accusation by a private individual, not the government. It is not an indication of guilt, and it only represents one side of the story.

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