Lovenguth v. City of Bloomington
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ of Error to the Circuit Court of McLean county • the Hon. Thomas F. Tipton, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Craig
This was an action, brought in the circuit court of McLean county, by Joseph Lovenguth, against the city of Blooming-ton, to recover damages for an injury received by a minor son, Emil, in passing over a sidewalk in the city.
The cause was tried before a jury, and a verdict returned in favor of the city. A motion was made for a new trial, and overruled, and judgment rendered upon the verdict.
It is insisted that the court erred in overruling plaintiff’s motion for a new trial, in giving instructions for defendant and in refusing to give instructions one, two and three for the plaintiff.
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