White v. County of Bond

This was an action on the case in the Bond Circuit Court, by the administrators of Stephen D. White, deceased, against the county of Bond, for wrongful neglect in keeping a bridge over the east fork of Shoal Creek in good repair, by means of which the deceased lost his life.

To the declaration there was a general demurrer by the defendant, which the court sustained, and rendered judgment against the plaintiffs for costs, to be paid in due course of administration.

To reverse this judgment, the plaintiffs appeal.

This case must be governed by the Town of Waltham v. Kemper, 55 Ill. 346, and…