Powell v. Village of Bowen
Appellate Court of Illinois
Trespass on the Case, for personal injuries. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Hancock County; the Hon. John A. Gray, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the May term, 1900.
1Opinion of the Court
Vb° Presiding Justice Harker
delivered the opinion of the court.
Appellant sued to recover for injuries sustained by him in being tripped and thrown down by a broken plank on one of appellee’s sidewalks. He failed in his suit in a trial by jury and a judgment for costs was entered against him. A reversal is urged upon the grounds that the verdict is against the evidence, and that the court erred in giving and in modifying instructions.
The evidence shows that while appellant and two others were walking along the wooden sidewalk in question, one of his companions stepped upon a cracked or broken…
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