City of Chicago v. Jarvis
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Branch Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Homer Abbott, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cartwright
On April 9, 1901, appellee, who was walking north on the west side of Clark street, fell at a coal-hole in front of No. 168 and his knee-cap was broken in two places by the fall. He brought this suit in the circuit court of Cook county to recover damages for his injuries, and upon a trial obtained a verdict for $6000. He remitted $2500 and judgment was entered for $3500, and the judgment has been affirmed by the Branch Appellate Court for the First District.
The refusal of the trial court to direct a verdict of not guilty is assigned as error, which presents the question whether there was…
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