Bolger v. City of Chicago
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Marcus A. Kavanagh, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the October term, 1914. Certiorari denied by Supreme Court (making opinion final).
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Goodwin
This appeal was taken by the City of Chicago, hereinafter referred to as defendant, to reverse a judgment for $7,500 recovered against it by William Bolger, a minor, hereinafter referred to as plaintiff.
It appears from the evidence that as the plaintiff stepped on a square manhole cover while crossing Center street, an explosion underneath the manhole occurred; the cover was blown in the air, plaintiff fell in the opening with his hands on the edge of the manhole, and the cover came down on his hands, injuring the right hand to such an extent that it had to be amputated at the wrist, and…
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