Brown v. City of Streator

Full title: Ida K. Brown, Appellee, v. City of Streator, Appellant

Court: Appellate Court of Illinois

Date published: Feb 8, 1945

324 Ill. App. 659 (Ill. App. Ct. 1945)

59 N.E.2d 338

Opinion

Gen. No. 9,986. (Abstract of Decision.)

Opinion filed February 8, 1945 Released for publication February 26, 1945

HIGHWAYS AND STREETS, § 620.1^_ — when judgment on verdict for plaintiff stumbling on defective sidewalk will be affirmed. In suit against city for injuries sustained by stumbling in sidewalk depression at busy part of main street of city, where concrete block had sunk below level of adjoining block having sharp edge, judgment for plaintiff was affirmed as against contention that plaintiff was negligent per se in going upon sidewalk which she knew was defective, that court had not required plaintiff to submit to physical examination by physician selected by city, and that instructions had been improperly denied.

_ See Callaghan's Illinois Digest, same topic and section number.

Appeal from the Circuit Court of LaSalle county; the Hon. ROBERT E. LARKIN, Judge, presiding.

Judgment affirmed. Heard in this court at the October term, 1944.

McMullen Dixon and Daniel McMullen, for appellant;

Painter Hayes, for appellee.

Opinion by PRESIDING JUSTICE DOVE.

Not to be published in full. Opinion filed February 8, 1945; released for publication February 26, 1945.