Brennan v. City of Streator
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action in case for personal injuries. Appeal from tlie Circuit Court of La Salle county; tlie Hon. Edgar Eldbedge, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Dibell
delivered the opinion of the court.
Mrs. Ada D. Brennan caught her foot under a water plug near a sidewalk in the city of Streator in the evening of July 7, 1906, and was thereby caused to fall and was injured and brought this suit against the city of Streator to recover damages for said injuries and had a verdict and a judgment for $5,000, from which the city appeals. It claims that the facts do not create a cause of action against appellant; that the court erred in rulings upon instructions; and that the damages are excessive.
Sterling street in said city runs…
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