City of Streator v. Chrisman

In deciding this case the Appellate Court delivered the following opinion:

“Appellee, while walking along a street of the city of Streator towards her home, about ten o’clock at night, on August 7,1897, was tripped by a loose board in a sidewalk, which was stepped upon by a companion with whom she was walking, and thrown down, receiving injuries to her back, shoulder and hand, for which she sued the city and recovered a verdict for.$1000. A judgment was entered by the court for that amount, and the city appealed therefrom to this court.

“It was shown by the evidence, and is not questioned, that…