Peter v. Cohen
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the How. Habby C. Moban, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the March term, 1911.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McSurely
The appellee, William Peter, hereinafter called plaintiff, in December, 1908, then a child of ten years of age, was walking on the sidewalk when a pile of iron pipe, which had been maintained by the defendant on his premises adjacent to the sidewalk, fell and knocked plaintiff down, several pieces striking his right leg and foot and pinioning him to the ground, with the leg and foot underneath the pipe. Suit was brought and judgment rendered against defendant, who asks that it be reversed, solely on the ground that the amount of damages awarded is excessive.
The case has been tried twice. Upon…
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