Hubbard v. City of Wood River

Mr. Presiding Justice Barry

delivered the opinion of the court.

On January 29, 1926, appellee fell on the ice on a sidewalk in the City of Wood River at 56 West Ferguson Avenue. By the fall the neck of the humerus and the humerus of his left arm were broken and the clavicle was jarred loose from his shoulder. He recovered a verdict and judgment for $1,950.

Appellant has a water system and through its pipes furnishes water to its citizens for a consideration. The building at 56 West Ferguson Avenue is immediately adjacent to the sidewalk in question and is supplied with city water which is…