City of Spring Valley v. Gavin
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action for Personal Injuries.—Trial in the Circuit Court of Bureau County; the Hon. Harvey M. Trimble, Judge, presiding. Verdict and judgment for pain tiff; appeal by defendant.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Higbee
This was an action on the case by appellee to recover for damages alleged to have been received by him on the night of September 25, 1897, through the negligence of appellant, in leaving open and unprotected a ditch in one of its streets, some five feet deep and three feet wide.
The ditch had been dug by appellant for the purpose of laying down their water mains, and on the first night after it was open, a light had been placed at the end as a danger signal to the public, but on the night in question there was no signal hung out whatever. Appellee alleges that while passing along the street in…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- City of East Dubuque v. BurhyteIllinois Supreme Court · 1898
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- Village of Hennepin v. ColemanAppellate Court of Illinois · 1907