City of Jacksonville v. Doan
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Third District;— heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Morgan County; the Hon. C. Epler, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Craig
This was an action of trespass on the case brought by Howard L. Doan against the City of Jacksonville, for personal damages, alleged to have been caused by stenches and odors from a sewer under control of the City of Jacksonville, and discharging into the Mauvaisterre creek in the neighborhood of plaintiff’s house.
To the declaration the defendant pleaded the general issue, and in a trial before a jury, the plaintiff recovered a judgment for $260, which was affirmed in the Appellate Court. The first error complained of was the decision of the court refusing the following instruction:
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