White v. City of Chicago
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action on the case for personal injuries. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Homer Abbott, Judge, presiding.
1Per curiam
The planks in question extended out from, the sidewalk over the parkway to the roadway. They were placed there for the convenience of any one desiring to pass from the Hahn house to the roadway or from the roadway to the house. Who put them in place is not shown by the record. Not being a part of the sidewalk proper, it cannot be presumed that the city laid them down. At .each end of this block there was a regular cross-walk over which persons wishing to cross the highway could do so with safety. Appellant knew the entire situation. She knew the width and length of these planks. She knew that…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Eckert v. . the Long Island Railroad Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1871
- Gibney v. . StateNew York Court of Appeals · 1893
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- Donahoe v. Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1884
- City of Chicago v. BixbyIllinois Supreme Court · 1876
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