Conlon v. Bailey
Appellate Court of Illinois
Trespass on the Case, for personal injuries. Error to the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Francis Adams, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the March term, 1895.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Gary
The defendants in error owned an ice wagon which was being driven along a public street. The plaintiff in error, between four and five years of age, climbed upon a step on the rear of the wagon, and a large block of ice slid out, falling on, and severely injuring him. Had the boards at the end of the wagon been higher, the ice would not have slid out. Had the boy not been upon the step, he would not have been injured as he was. Admit that the defendants in error were negligent in securing the ice, yet they were negligent only toward those to whom they owed a duty. “ There can be no negligence…
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