City of Ottawa v. Hayne
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action on the case for personal injuries. Appeal from the Circuit Court of LaSalle County; the Hon. Charles Blanchard, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1903.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Vickers
This is an appeal from, a judgment rendered in the Circuit Court of La Salle county against the city of Ottawa, for a personal injury received by appellee on one of the sidewalks of the city. The verdict was for $5,000, which, under the direction of the trial court, was reduced to $3,000, for which judgment was rendered, and the city appeals.
The injury to appellee occurred on the evening of March 11, 1902, about 8:30 p. m. On the morning of March 10, the Majestic Manufacturing Company stretched a cloth banner across Main street from the store building of the Poundstone-Befior Hardware Company…
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