Ellis v. City of Peru
Appellate Court of Illinois
In error to the Circuit Court of La Salle Comity; the Hon. Charles Blanchard, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtWelch, J.
This was a suit brought by the plaintiff in error against the defendant in error to recover damages for an injury claimed to have been caused by the negligence of defendant in error in not keeping its sidewalks in a reasonably safe condition. The evidence establishes that the condition of the sidewalk upon which the plaintiff in error fell and was injured, was in an unsafe and dangerous condition, and had been so for some time, and that the defendant in error knew of its unsafe condition. The trial resulted in a verdict and judgment for the defendant in error—from which this writ of error is…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- City of Aurora v. HillmanIllinois Supreme Court · 1878
- City of Bloomington v. ChamberlainIllinois Supreme Court · 1882
- City of Centralia v. KrouseIllinois Supreme Court · 1872
- Lovenguth v. City of BloomingtonIllinois Supreme Court · 1874
- City of Aurora v. DaleIllinois Supreme Court · 1878
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3Cited by2 opinions
- City of Sandwich v. DolanAppellate Court of Illinois · 1889
- Village of Clayton v. BrooksAppellate Court of Illinois · 1889