Fisher v. City of Geneseo
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action in case. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Henry county; the Hon. Embry C. Graves, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1909.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Thompson
This is a suit in case brought by Pallace L. Fisher to recover damages from the city of Geneseo for personal injuries averred to have been suffered because of the negligence of the defendant. The declaration contains four counts. Each count avers that the city was negligent in grading Wyanet street in such a manner that there was a ditch about eighteen inches deep across the entrance to an alley in a certain block in the city, by reason whereof the plaintiff, while in the exercise of due care and while riding in a buggy that was being driven into the alley was thrown from the seat and…
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