Legal Opinion

Sherwin v. City of Aurora

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided February 20, 1913PublishedCited by 21 opinions

Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Second District ;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Kane county; the Hon. Mazzini SlussBR, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cooke

From a judgment of $2500 rendered against it in an action of trespass on the case brought in the circuit court of Kane county by Edwin E. Sherwin to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by him, appellant, the city of Aurora, prosecuted an appeal to the Appellate Court for the Second District. The Appellate Court affirmed the judgment of the circuit court and granted a certificate of importance, and appellant has prosecuted a further appeal to this court.

The sole ground relied upon for reversal is, that the circuit court erred in refusing the peremptory instruction offered by…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. City of LaSalle v. PorterfieldIllinois Supreme Court · 1891
  2. City of Rock Island v. StarkeyIllinois Supreme Court · 1901
  3. Stebbins v. Township of KeeneMichigan Supreme Court · 1885
  4. City of Chicago v. DalleIllinois Supreme Court · 1885
  5. Buckley v. Kansas CitySupreme Court of Missouri · 1900

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Lansing v. County of McLeanIllinois Supreme Court · 1978
  2. Thorsen v. City of ChicagoAppellate Court of Illinois · 1979
  3. Armstrong v. City of TulsaSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1924
  4. Wagner v. T., P. W. R. R.Illinois Supreme Court · 1933
  5. Baker v. City of GraniteAppellate Court of Illinois · 1941

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