FRANKLIN v. CITY OF EDWARDSVILLE

Term No. 54-O-15.

4 Ill. App.2d 495 (1955)

124 N.E.2d 357

William Franklin, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. City of Edwardsville, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fourth District.

Released for publication March 3, 1955.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

F. Ritchie Gibbons, and Eldon M. Durr, both of Edwardsville, for appellant.

Burroughs, Simpson & Burroughs, of Edwardsville, for appellee.


MR. JUSTICE SCHEINEMAN delivered the opinion of the court.

The plaintiff, William Franklin, suffered a fall while walking along and upon a defective sidewalk in the City of Edwardsville. He received injuries for which he obtained a verdict and judgment against the city.

The undisputed facts are that plaintiff, who had only one leg and used two crutches in walking, usually took his meals at a restaurant near his...

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