Thomas v. Douglas
Appellate Court of Illinois
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Lews
Defendant appeals from a judgment in the sum of $3,375 entered upon the verdict of a jury in an action to recover damages for personal injuries resulting from the plaintiff falling into a window well on defendant’s premises while walking upon a private passageway located on land adjoining defendant’s premises and adjacent to the window well. Defendant’s motions for judgment notwithstanding the verdict and in the alternative for a new trial were overruled. Afterward defendant’s alternative motion for a new trial was withdrawn.
The accident happened about nine o’clock p. m. December 21, 1947 on…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Merlo v. Public Service Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1942
- Blumb v. GetzIllinois Supreme Court · 1937
- Dively v. Penn-Pittsburgh Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1938
- Hart v. SullivanAppellate Court of Illinois · 1944
- George v. E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1952
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