City of Dixon v. Scott
Appellate Court of Illinois
Trespass on the Case, for personal injuries. Tried in the Circuit Court of Lee County; the Hon. James Shaw, Judge, presiding. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for $1,500; appeal by defendant.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Dibell
deliveeed the opinion op the Ooubt.
Appellee sued appellant for injuries caused by a fall on a defective sidewalk, and recovered a verdict for $1,500. The city moved for a new trial, which was denied, and this appeal is from a judgment on the verdict.
It is assigned for error that the damages are excessive. As appellee was traveling on said walk on her way to church in the evening of November 18, 1896, a neighbor coming in the opposite direction stepped upon one end of a loose board, and the end in front of appellee was thereby raised up, and caught or struck her foot, and she fell, striking…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- St. Louis, Alton & Terre Haute Railroad v. OdumIllinois Supreme Court · 1895
- City of Peoria v. GerberIllinois Supreme Court · 1897
3Cited by3 opinions
- City of Dixon v. ScottIllinois Supreme Court · 1899
- La Porte v. WallaceAppellate Court of Illinois · 1900
- City of Dixon v. ScottAppellate Court of Illinois · 1899