Legal Opinion

McDonald v. City of Spring Valley

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided February 12, 1918No. Gen. No. 6,488Published

Appeal from the Circuit Court of Bureau county; the Hon. Joe A. Davis, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the Court

Mr. Presiding Justice Carnes

delivered the opinion of the court.

The appellee, Margaret McDonald, a child 7 years old, brought this action March 27, 1917, by her next friend against the City of Spring Valley, the appellant, to recover damages for an injury to her person alleged to have been caused June 24, 1916, by the negligence of appellant in the care of its streets. She alleged in her declaration service of notice to appellant on March 14, 1917, in attempted compliance with section 2 of our Injuries Act of 1905 (Hurd’s Rev. St. p. 1370, J. & A. ¶ 6190), and further alleged, in attempted…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Campbell v. HoltSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
  2. Vance v. VanceSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
  3. Murphy v. . Village of Fort EdwardNew York Court of Appeals · 1915
  4. Demarest v. WynkoopNew York Court of Chancery · 1817
  5. Board of Education v. BlodgettIllinois Supreme Court · 1895

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