McDonald v. City of Spring Valley

The appellant, Margaret McDonald, by Patrick McDonald, her next friend, brought her suit in trespass on the case against the city of Spring Valley, appellee, in the circuit court of Bureau county, charging appellee with negligence which resulted in the loss of the third finger of her left hand. Appellee filed a general and special demurrer to the declaration, the grounds for the special demurrer being that appellant did not comply with the requirements of the statute relative to the giving of notice to appellee of the injury complained of, and that under the facts alleged in the declaration…