Everett v. Foley
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action in case for personal injuries. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Lake county; the Hon. Charles H. Donnelly, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Thompson
Appellee sued defendants to recover for personal injuries suffered by him from being struck by an iron shutter falling from an upper window of a building which defendants were possessed of as trustees under a will. Plaintiff recovered a verdict and judgment for $10,000 and defendants appeal.
The declaration was amended after the verdict, and in its present form the first count alleges that the defendants were possessed of a certain building on the 21st day of July, 1904,' and then and there and for a long time prior thereto negligently permitted the said building to become and remain in bad…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Chicago Union Traction Co. v. MeeIllinois Supreme Court · 1905
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