Gillmore v. City of Chicago
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;— heard in that court on appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Joseph E. Gary, Judge, presiding.
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Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;— heard in that court on appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Joseph E. Gary, Judge, presiding. On February 9, 1901, Kittie Gillmore, the appellant, (hereinafter referred to as plaintiff,) brought an action of case in the superior court of Cook county against the city of Chicago, the appellee, (hereinafter referred to as defendant,) to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by her on February 4, 1900, and which were occasioned by stepping into a hole in a sidewalk. On March 20, 1901, she filed a declaration…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Scott
court:
Manifestly, the judgment of the Appellate Court reversing the cause was based upon the finding of facts above set out. The facts so found related solely to the question whether the amended counts stated a cause of action different from that set up in the original and additional counts, that being the question presented by the demurrer to the plea of the Statute of Limitations filed herein, and when the judgment and finding of facts are considered together it seems apparent that the Appellate Court reversed the judgment of the superior court on the ground that the cause of action set up…
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