Birch v. Charleston Light, Heat & Power Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action on the case for personal injuries. Error to the Circuit Court of Coles' County; the Hon. Frank K. Dunn, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the May term, 1903.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Puterbaugh
This is an action on the case, brought by the plaintiff in error, by her next friend, against the defendants in error, to recover damages for injuries sustained by the plaintiff as the result of the alleged negligence of the defendants in permitting a. hole to remain in a certain street in the City of Charleston. At the close of all the evidence, the court, on motion of the defendants, excluded all the evidence in the case from the jury, and directed them to return a verdict of not guilty. Judgment was entered on the verdict in bar of the action, and for costs of suit. The plaintiff thereupon…
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