City of Kankakee v. Phipps
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action in case for personal injuries. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Kankakee county; the Hon. Albert 0. Marshall, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Thompson
This is an action in case by Georgia A. Phipps against the city of Kankakee to recover for personal injuries resulting from a fall alleged to have been caused by a defective sidewalk. The jury returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff for $500. A motion for a new trial, with the reasons therefor in writing, was overruled and judgment returned on the verdict. The defendant appeals.
Amongst the reasons urged for a new trial in the Circuit Court and assigned for error in this court was the following: “The court admitted on the trial improper evidence on the part of the complainant, that is to say,…
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