City of McLeansboro v. Lay

This was an action in case, brought to recover damages for personal injuries, alleged to have resulted from defendant’s negligence in suffering its sidewalk to be and remain in bad and unsafe repair, and the planks to remain broken and unfastened, by means whereof plaintiff, in passing along and upon said sidewalk, tripped and stumbled against one of the unfastened planks, and was thereby thrown and fell and received the injuries complained of. Issue was joined on the plea of “ not guilty.” The cause was tried by a jury. A verdict was rendered, finding defendant guilty and assessing…