City of Canton v. Torrance
Appellate Court of Illinois
Trespass on the case. Appeal from the City Court of Canton; the Hon. P. W. Gallagher, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the May term, 1909.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Puterbaugh
delivered the opinion of the court.,This is an action in case by the City of Canton against William C. Torrance, for the recovery of the amount of a judgment theretofore rendered against the city in favor of one Charles Shaffer, as compensation for injuries sustained by him through falling into a defective coalhole in the sidewalk in front of the defendant’s premises. A trial by jury resulted in a judgment in favor of the defendant, to reverse which this appeal is prosecuted.
The declaration alleges that the defendant owned the premises abutting upon the sidewalk containing the defective…
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