City of Aurora v. Scott
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action in Case, for personal injuries. Trial in the Circuit Court of Kane County; the Hon. Charles A. Bishop, Judge, presiding. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff; appeal by defendant. Heard in this court at the December term, 1898.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Dibell
delivered the opinion of the court.
While John H. Scott was riding along Galena street, in the city of Aurora, upon a light wagon, on the evening of October 6, 1896, he was violently thrown to the street and injured. He sued the city to recover damages therefor, claiming his injuries were caused by the defective condition of the street and that the city was negligent in permitting it to be in that condition. The city in defense denied that it was negligent, and asserted that the injuries were attributable to plaintiff’s lack of ordinary care for his own safety a Ad…
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