City of Sterling v. Thomas
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ of Error to the Circuit Court of Whiteside county; the Hon. W. W. HeatoN, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Breese
This was an action on the case for an injury occasioned by the negligence of plaintiff in error in allowing an opening in the sidewalk of the city of Sterling to remain unprotected, by means of which the defendant in error, though walking with all due care and caution, in the night time, was precipitated into the opening, and was seriously injured.
It appears one Edwards, who was erecting a building on the corner of Spruce and Third streets, in the city of Sterling, did, with the knowledge and consent of the city authorities, in order to reach the basement of his building, make an excavation…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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