Village of Kewanee v. Depew
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Henry county; the Hon. George W. Pleasants, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scholfield
This was an action on the case, by appellee, against appellant, to recover for injuries received by appellee by reason of a'defect in one of appellant’s sidewalks.
The verdict of the jury was for appellee, assessing his damages at $1250, upon which the court gave judgment.
Believing that this judgment is entirely unauthorized by the evidence, we shall omit the discussion of all other questions.
The doctrine has been so often announced by this court as to render its discussion at present unnecessary, that the plaintiff can not recover for injuries received through the defendant’s negligence,…
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