City of Chicago v. Murphy
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. John Gr. Rogers, Judge, presiding.
1Per curiam
This was an action on the case, by appellee, against appellant, to recover for injuries received by reason of a defective sidewalk.
The jury, after being instructed by the court, returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff for $750, upon which the court, after overruling appellant’s motion for a new trial, gave judgment.
The only point made against the judgment is, that it is unauthorized by the evidence.
The case made by plaintiff is, as she was passing along on a sidewalk composed of planks, a gentleman in front of her, stepping on a loose plank, threw the end up, so that she struck it with…
2Cited by7 opinions
- Boender v. City of HarveyIllinois Supreme Court · 1911
- City of Chicago v. StearnsIllinois Supreme Court · 1882
- City of Elgin v. NofsAppellate Court of Illinois · 1901
- City of Joliet v. GerberAppellate Court of Illinois · 1886
- O'Donoghue v. City of ChicagoAppellate Court of Illinois · 1912
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