Legal Opinion

City of Sandwich v. Dolan

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided May 12, 1892PublishedCited by 30 opinions

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

1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Magruder

This is an action brought by appellee against appellant to recover damages for an injury received .by falling upon a defective sidewalk. The case was before this Court at a former term, and is reported as City of Sandwich v. Dolan, 133 Ill. 177. It was then reversed on account of the giving of an erroneous instruction. Since the reversal, the case has been again tried, and the second trial, like the first, has resulted in a verdict and judgment for the plaintiff. The judgment of the trial court has been affirmed by the Appellate Court.

The appellant assigns as error, that the Court refused to…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. City of Bloomington v. ChamberlainIllinois Supreme Court · 1882
  2. City of Flora v. NaneyIllinois Supreme Court · 1891
  3. Phenix Insurance v. La PointeIllinois Supreme Court · 1886
  4. Hunt v. WeirIllinois Supreme Court · 1862
  5. Brown v. BerryIllinois Supreme Court · 1868

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3Cited by30 opinions

  1. Williams v. Brown Manufacturing Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1968
  2. Ross v. Danter Associates, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1968
  3. Laird v. Illinois Central Gulf RailroadAppellate Court of Illinois · 1991
  4. Fedt v. Oak Lawn Lodge, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1985
  5. Hartrich v. HawesIllinois Supreme Court · 1903

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