A woman has filed suit against the owner of a Cook County home where she allegedly fell on a slippery substance after cleaning.
Zofia Polak filed suit July 8 in the Cook County Circuit Court against Surma Franciszka and Michael Haverty.
According to the complaint, Franciszka hired Polak to assist in cleaning Haverty’s home on July 9, 2012. She claims Haverty allegedly instructed her to exit through the garage, where there was a slippery substance that caused her to fall.
Polak contends that as a result of the injuries she sustained in the fall, she incurred medical costs and experienced pain and suffering.
She accuses the defendants of negligently directing her to carry debris and other materials from the house in an unsafe manner, failing to provide a safe working area, not providing her with adequate warnings and directing her to work in an area that was slippery.
Polak is seeking a judgment of more than $50,000, plus costs and other relief the court deems just. She is being represented by Chicago attorney Michael C. Goode.
Cook County Circuit Court Case No. 2014L007160.
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