Village of Marseilles v. Howland
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ of Error to the Appellate Court for the Second District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of La Salle county; the Hon. Charles Blanchard, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Craig
This was an action brought by George Howland, in the circuit court of La Salle county, against the village of Marseilles, to recover for an injury received on the 10th day of September, 1883, while crossing the Illinois river, which resulted from the falling of a part of the bridge into the river.
The village of Marseilles was incorporated in 1861, under ■a special charter, and is located in the town of Rutland. The Illinois river is the southern boundary of the village, and is ■also the boundary line between the towns of Rutland and Fall River, the latter lying south of the former. In 1865 a…
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