Village of Carterville v. Cook
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Williams County; the lion. David J. Bakeb, Judge, presiding. Appellee brought this suit in caso to recover damages for personal injury alleged to have resulted from the negligence of appellant in permitting its sidewalk to be and remain without banister, or railing, or guards, on the side thereof, at a place where said walk was elevated above the surface, thereby rendering it unsafe for school chi’dren and others using it.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Williams County; the lion. David J. Bakeb, Judge, presiding. Appellee brought this suit in caso to recover damages for personal injury alleged to have resulted from the negligence of appellant in permitting its sidewalk to be and remain without banister, or railing, or guards, on the side thereof, at a place where said walk was elevated above the surface, thereby rendering it unsafe for school chi’dren and others using it. A trial was had,-the jury found defendant guilty and assessed plaintiff’s damages at $1,000. Defendant filed its motion for a new trial,…
1Opinion of the CourtGreen, P. J.
We have been favored by counsel for appellant with an elaborate argument, fortified by quite an array of authorities, in support of its contention that a municipal corporation ought not to be held liable to respond in damages, in an action on the case, to one injured while in the exercise of reasonable care, in consequence of the officers of the corporation negligently permitting its sidewalk to be and remain in an unsafe condition. We regard this as no longer an open question in this State; by our statute municipal authorities are given entire control of the streets in the corporation, and…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- City of Chicago v. KeefeIllinois Supreme Court · 1885
- City of Joliet v. VerleyIllinois Supreme Court · 1864
- City of Bloomington v. BayIllinois Supreme Court · 1867
- City of Springfield v. Le ClaireIllinois Supreme Court · 1869
- City of Chicago v. GallagherIllinois Supreme Court · 1867
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- City of Mt. Vernon v. BrooksAppellate Court of Illinois · 1891
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