Welton v. Township of Crystal

This is an action brought to recover for injuries sustained by plaintiff resulting from a fall on a defective walk in the unincorporated village of Crystal Lake, situated in the defendant township. The circuit judge directed a verdict for the defendant, and plaintiff brings error. The facts, as the circuit judge stated them, and the claims of the respective parties as stated by him, were as follows:

“In this case, as the proof now stands, it appears that within the boundary line of the township of Crystal, this county, is a small village called Crystal Lake, located on the banks of Crystal…