City of Elgin v. Nofs
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action on the case for personal injuries. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Kane County; the Hon. Charles H. Donnelly, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1903.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Vickers
This is a suit to recover damages for injuries sustained by appellee by falling through a hole in a sidewalk on a bridge across Fox Biver within the corporate limits of the city of Elgin. The case has been tried three times in the Circuit Court. The first verdict was for §10,000 in favor of appellee and was reversed in this court for errors in the admission of testimony and in giving an instruction. See City of Elgin v. Nofs, 96 App. 201. The case was remanded, and at the second trial appellee recovered a verdict for §15,000 against appellant, which judgment was reviewed by this court and…
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