Town of Cicero v. Bartelme
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action on the case for personal injuries. Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook "County; the Hon. Philip Stein, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the March term, 1903.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Baker
Ella M. Peck brought an action in the case against appellant, an incorporated town, to recover for injuries sustained by her June 21, 1900, in a fall on a walk or crossing on the south side of 32nd street, where said walk passes over a ditch on the east side of Sheldon avenue. Before the trial the fact that plaintiff had become insane was suggested upon the record, and the court ordered that the cause proceed in the name of Mary M. Bartelme, conservatrix of the estate of Ella M. Peck. September 27, 1902, plaintiff had a verdict for $5,000, and defendant moved for a new trial. Pending this…
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