City of Roodhouse v. Christian
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Third District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Greene county; the Hon. George W. Herdman, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Wilkin
Appellee brought this action to recover damages for a personal injury alleged to have been sustained through the negligence of the defendant. He recovered a judgment in the circuit court of Greene county for §2500, and that judgment has been affirmed by the Appellate Court.
The declaration is of five counts. In the first, fourth and fifth the negligent act charged against the defendant is, permitting a telephone wire, charged with electricity, to be and remain across and near one of its sidewalks, whereby the plaintiff was injured by falling against the same and being burned. In the second and…
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