City of Elgin v. Nofs
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action on the Case, for personal injury. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Kane County: the Hon. Charles A. Bishop, Judge presiding. Heard in this court at the April term, 1902.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Higbee
This was a suit brought by appellee against appellant to recover damages for injuries sustained by him in falling through a sidewalk on a bridge over the Fox River, within the corporate limits of the city of Elgin. This is the second time this case has been in this court. At the first trial there was a judgment in the court below in favor of Nofs for $10,000, which was reversed by this court and the cause remanded. (City of Elgin v. Nofs, 96 Ill. App. 291.) Upon the second trial appellee recovered a judgment for $15,000, from which the city appeals. No instructions were offered by appellee,…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Peyton v. Village of Morgan ParkIllinois Supreme Court · 1898
- City of Elgin v. NofsAppellate Court of Illinois · 1901
- Auburn Cycle Co. v. FooteAppellate Court of Illinois · 1897
3Cited by1 opinion
- Rock Island & Peoria Ry. Co. v. KeppleAppellate Court of Illinois · 1903