City of Taylorville v. Stafford
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Third District;-—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Christian county; the Hon. Truman E. Ames, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr,. Justice Cartwright
delivered the opinion of the court:
The Appellate Court for the Third District affirmed the judgment recovered by appellee against appellant in the circuit court of Christian county for injuries sustained by falling on a sidewalk.
It is assigned for error that the court admitted evidence on behalf of plaintiff of the condition of the sidewalk at other places than the one where plaintiff fell. The sidewalk was made of three twelve-inch planks running lengthwise and resting on cross-pieces, to which they were nailed. Early in the winter of 1898 a plank had become decayed at…
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