Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Illinois

broken gas pipe

the city was redoing the sidewalks

outside my house,when a worker

broke the gas pipe and pushed it

through the basement wall causing

a lot of damage to basement . the

city did take picture but i have not

heard anything from them anymore

what should i do.


Asked on 7/08/08, 2:11 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys

Charles Dobra Charles Wm. Dobra, Ltd.

Re: broken gas pipe

I think that I would sue the city. How much are your damages?

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Answered on 7/08/08, 3:39 pm
Nicholas Chrisos Nicholas G. Chrisos Attorney at Law

Re: broken gas pipe

I would contact public works one more time to see what the city is planning to do. If you get no satisfaction, you'll probably have to talk to a litigation attorney & sue.

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Answered on 7/08/08, 4:28 pm


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