Legal Opinion

Jones v. City of Spring Valley

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided June 8, 1903PublishedCited by 1 opinion

Trespass on the Case, for personal injuries. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Bureau County; the Hon. Harvey M. Trimble, Judge presiding. Heard in this court at the April term, 1903.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brown

This was an action on the case brought by plaintiff against the City of Spring Valley to recover damages for personal injuries. Plaintiff claims to have been thrown from a vehicle in which he was riding in Dacota street, by reason of the defective and dangerous condition of the street, and to have sustained serious injuries. There was a trial by jury. At the close of the plaintiff’s case the court, on motion of defendant, excluded all of the plaintiff’s evidence and directed the jury to find the defendant not guilty. A verdict was returned in accordance with the instruction. The court…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Illinois Central Railroad v. O'KeefeIllinois Supreme Court · 1895
  2. Gould v. HoweIllinois Supreme Court · 1889
  3. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad v. HaselwoodIllinois Supreme Court · 1901
  4. Call v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1903

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Elliott v. Egyptian Power Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1906

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