Gruver v. City of Dixon
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action in Case, for personal injuries. Trial in the Circuit Court of Lee County; the Hon. John D. Crabtree, Judge, presiding. Verdict and judgment for defendant; appeal by plaintiff. Heard in this court at the May term, 1899.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Higbee
This is a suit for damages originally brought against the city of Dixon, the defendant in error, by one Thomas C. Morehouse, for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by him while walking upon a sidewalk of said city.
The declaration avers that at the time the injuries were sustained, the plaintiff was in the exercise of due care; that the injury was caused by the unsafe condition of the walk, which the city had allowed to become defective, and that the city had actual or constructive notice of such defect. The city filed a plea of general issue. The case has been tried three times;…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Board of Trade v. NelsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1896
- Wolbrecht v. BaumgartenIllinois Supreme Court · 1861
- Linington v. StrongIllinois Supreme Court · 1884
- Morehouse v. City of DixonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1891
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