Lombard v. Chicago
U.S. Circuit Court for the Northern District of Illnois
[This was an action at law by Josiah L. Lombard against the city of Chicago to recover damages for personal injuries caused by the negligence of defendant in leaving certain excavations unprotected.]
1Opinion of the CourtDrummond, District Judge
(charging jury). A building had been constructed in Chicago on the corner of La Salle street and Couch alley. Por the purpose of giving light to the basement, on the north side of the building, a small excavation had been made at each window, a few feet deep and a few feet wide. This had been left open for a long time. On the evening of the 9th of November, 1864, the plaintiff, in ' company with his brother, was proceeding through Couch Place when it was suggested by his brother that it was dark and muddy and that they had better turn back. In turning back, or immediately afterward, the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Requa v. . the City of RochesterNew York Court of Appeals · 1871
- Randall v. Eastern RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1871
- City of Champaign v. PattersonIllinois Supreme Court · 1869
- Whitney v. Town of EssexSupreme Court of Vermont · 1865