City of La Salle v. Evans
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action on the case for personal injuries. Appeal from the Circuit Court of LaSalle County; the Hon. Samuel C. Stough, Judge, presid- ing. Heard in this court at the April term, 1903.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Vickers
This is an action on the case by appellee against the city of La Salle, for an injury received while passing along the sidewalk on the west side of Marquette street, in said city. The appellee recovered a judgment for $1,500 in the court below, and the city prosecutes this appeal. The sole grounds relied on by the appellant for a reversal of this judgment are that the evidence fails to show a right of recovery in the appellee.
On October 2,1898, and prior thereto, the city of La Salle was engaged in making improvements in Marquette street; the street had been excavated as far north as the…
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