Village of Bureau Junction v. Long
Appellate Court of Illinois
Memorandum.—Action for damages. In the Circuit Court of Bureau County; the Hon. Charles Blanchard, Judge, presiding. Declaration in case; plea of not guilty; trial by jury; verdict and judgment for plaintiff; error by defendant. Heard in this court at the May term, 1894,
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Harker
This is an action on the case to recover for injuries sustained by defendant in error in a runaway of his team, caused, as alleged, by the negligence of plaintiff in error, in allowing its streets to remain in bad repair and unsafe condition. There was a recovery for $10,500.
There are three counts in the declaration. The first and second charge the negligence of the village, in allowing a large stone to remain in what is known as Bureau street, against which one of the wheels of the wagon of defendant in error came in violent contact, thereby throwing him from the wagon. The third charges…
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