Rehnbloom v. City of Berwyn

Full title: Katherin Rehnbloom, Appellee, v. City of Berwyn, Appellant

Court: Appellate Court of Illinois, First District

Date published: Jun 26, 1946

329 Ill. App. 327 (Ill. App. Ct. 1946)

68 N.E.2d 479

Opinion

Gen. No. 43,302. (Abstract of Decision.)

Opinion filed June 26, 1946 Rehearing denied September 18, 1946 Released for publication September 19, 1946

HIGHWAYS AND STREETS, § 541^_ — when verdict in action for injuries resulting from fall on sidewalk was against manifest weight of evidence. In action for damages for personal injuries resulting from fall on sidewalk, where plaintiff contended that injuries were proximate result of defendant's negligence in maintaining broken sidewalk, and it appeared from testimony that there were no defects in part of sidewalk where plaintiff testified she fell, and testimony of plaintiff and her granddaughter was conflicting as to where and how accident happened, held that verdict for plaintiff was against manifest weight of evidence.

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

Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. PAUL A. JONES, Judge, presiding.

Reversed and remanded for new trial. Heard in the third division, first district, this court at the December term, 1944.

William J. Kriz and Julius H. Selinger, for appellant;

Alfred Roy Hulbert, for appellee.

Opinion by JUSTICE LEWE.

Not to be published in full. Opinion filed June 26, 1946; rehearing denied September 18, 1946; released for publication September 19, 1946.