City of Chicago v. Carlson
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action in ease for personal injuries. Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Abthub H. Chetlain, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Smith
It is urged that appellant is not guilty of negligence in constructing or maintaining the sidewalk from which appellee fell, and the case of Healy v. City of Chicago, 131 Ill. App. 183, is cited.
That case relates to a completed sidewalk made of sound plank, firmly fastened in place, but where there was a difference in grade of thirteen inches between two pieces of the walk, which had existed for a year and a half, without sloping boards or a step. The complaint in that case, as in the case of the City of Chicago v. Bixby, 84 Ill. 82, was not that the work in building the walk was improperly…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- United States Brewing Co. v. StoltenbergIllinois Supreme Court · 1904
- City of Chicago v. BixbyIllinois Supreme Court · 1876
- City of Chicago v. NortonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1904
- Healy v. City of ChicagoAppellate Court of Illinois · 1907
3Cited by1 opinion
- Stanley v. City of ChicagoAppellate Court of Illinois · 1913