ROBERTS v. CITY OF STERLING

Gen. No. 11,270.

22 Ill. App.2d 337 (1959)

161 N.E.2d 138

Lewis Roberts, Plaintiff, v. City of Sterling and Ruth W. Geyer, Defendants. Lewis Roberts, Plaintiff-Appellee, City of Sterling, Certain Defendant-Appellant, Ruth W. Geyer, Certain Defendant-Cross-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Second District, Second Division.

Released for publication October 3, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ward and Ward, of Sterling (Robert W. Castendyck, and Philip H. Ward, Jr., of counsel) for defendant-appellant.

Bull, Ludens & Potter, of Morrison (Robert H. Potter, of counsel) for appellee and cross-appellant.

Riordon, Fletcher & Nelson, of Morrison (L. Willard Nelson, of counsel) for defendant and cross-appellee.


JUSTICE CROW delivered the opinion of the court.

The plaintiff, Lewis Roberts, brought suit against the defendants, City of Sterling and Ruth W. Geyer, for alleged personal injuries resulting from a fall through a public sidewalk in front of the premises of Ruth W. Geyer in the City of Sterling. A jury returned a verdict for $5,000 against the defendant City, but found the defendant Ruth W. Geyer not guilty. Judgments...

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