Carlson v. Johnson
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Branch “B” Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. John McNutt, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Vickers
Walter Carlson, a minor, by Alfred Carlson, his father and next friend, brought a personal injury suit against John B. and Eric J. Johnson and the city of Chicago to recover compensation for the loss of the sight of one eye, occasioned by the alleged negligence of defendants’ agents and servants. It is alleged that a house was being remodeled and repaired, fronting upon a sidewalk, and that the plaintiff, while walking or playing in front of the building on the sidewalk, was struck by a nail or some other small missile which fell or was thrown from the roof of the building by the persons…
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