Sherwin v. City of Aurora
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action in case for personal injuries. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Kane county; the Hon. Mazzini Slussek, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Justice Morton W. Thompson
delivered the opinion of the court.
The Plain building in Aurora is on Broadway, and in the business part of the city. A part of the sidewalk, about four feet wide and extending across the front of the building about twenty-two feet, is of what is known as “bull’s-eye” construction; that is, a cast iron frame with small openings into which are fitted glass discs fastened with cement, and is so made to afford light from above to the areaway beneath the sidewalk, which is about nine feet deep, and extends to the curbline, and was constructed in 1899 by the owner of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- J. Burton Co. v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1908
- Hogan v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1897
- City of LaSalle v. PorterfieldIllinois Supreme Court · 1891
- City of Mattoon v. WorlandAppellate Court of Illinois · 1901
- City of Chicago v. LoebelIllinois Supreme Court · 1907
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Roberts v. City of SterlingAppellate Court of Illinois · 1959