Legal Opinion

McComb v. City of Chicago

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided November 20, 1913No. Gen. No. 18,434Published

Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Thomas G. Windes, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the March term, 1912.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Gridley

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Circuit Court of Cook county for three thousand dollars rendered against the City of Chicago in an action for damages for personal injuries received by William McComb, plaintiff below, from a fall on the sidewalk at the southeast corner of 39th street and Campbell avenue, in said City.

According to the testimony of the plaintiff, on January 29, 1910, about 5:30 o’clock in the afternoon, he was walking east on the south side of 39th street and was crossing Campbell avenue over the crosswalk used by pedestrians. Just before reaching the sidewalk on the…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Walters v. City of OttawaIllinois Supreme Court · 1909
  2. Erford v. City of PeoriaIllinois Supreme Court · 1907
  3. Ouimette v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1909
  4. Brown v. Town of SouthburySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1885
  5. Barribeau v. City of DetroitMichigan Supreme Court · 1907

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