Trojan v. City of Blue Island

JUDG-E SCHWARTZ

delivered the opinion of the court.

This is an appeal from a judgment on a verdict for $7,500 for injuries sustained by plaintiff as the result of a fall on a sidewalk. Defendant relies on two points:(1) That the evidence does not disclose actual or constructive notice to it of the existence of the defect complained of; and(2) That plaintiff was not in the exercise of due care for her own safety.

A third point relating to error in instructions was waived upon oral argument.

The accident occurred at 3:30 p.m., January 26,1951, on a sidewalk in front of a hospital in Blue Island.…