Roberts v. Village of Mason
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action in case. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Effingham county; the Hon. J. C. McBride, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the March term, 1911.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Higbee
This was a suit brought by appellee against the village of Mason, Illinois, on account of alleged negligence of the village board in not keeping one of its streets in a reasonably safe condition, whereby appellee received personal injuries and his automobile was badly damaged. Verdict and judgment for $275.
Appellant here complains that the verdict was not sustained by the evidence and that there was such serious error committed by the court in instructing the jury on behalf of appellee that the judgment should be reversed.
The proofs show the accident to have occurred under the following…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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