White v. City of Belleville

The appellee, Ida Bell White, brought her action against the Illinois Power and Light Corporation, the Southwestern Bell Telephone Company and the City of Belleville, to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained when she fell on a sidewalk in said city. At the conclusion of appellee’s evidence, the court sustained a. motion for a directed verdict as to the Illinois Power and Light Corporation and at the conclusion of all the evidence, a similar motion was sustained as to the Southwestern Bell Telephone Company. The jury returned a verdict in favor of appellee for…