Legal Opinion

Swenson v. City of Rockford

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided September 27, 1955No. Gen. No. 10,856PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Dove

This action was brought to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff when she fell, on June 13, 1953, while walking along a cement sidewalk on the east side of South Main Street in front of the Galluzzo Market in the City of Eockford. The issues made by the pleadings were submitted to a jury, resulting in a verdict and judgment in favor of the plaintiff for $15,000, and defendant appeals.

There is no question raised as to the pleadings, the admission or rejection of evidence, the general instructions of the court to the jury at the conclusion of the evidence, or the…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Austin v. Public Service Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1921
  2. Village of Clayton v. BrooksIllinois Supreme Court · 1894
  3. Parker v. City and County of DenverSupreme Court of Colorado · 1953
  4. City of Mattoon v. FallerIllinois Supreme Court · 1905
  5. Shepard v. City of AuroraAppellate Court of Illinois · 1955

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Swenson v. City of RockfordIllinois Supreme Court · 1956

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