Bradshaw v. City of East St. Louis

Mr. Presiding Justice Culbertson

delivered the opinion of the court.

This is an appeal by the City of East St. Louis, Illinois, a municipal corporation, defendant-appellant (hereinafter called defendant), from a judgment entered on the verdict of a jury in the circuit court of St. Clair county, Illinois, in favor of the plaintiff-appellee, Norman William Bradshaw (hereinafter called plaintiff), in the sum of $40,000.

It is contended on this appeal (first), that the plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence as a matter of law; and (secondly) that plaintiff did not prove actionable…