SMITH v. GODIN

No. 77-63.

61 Ill. App.3d 480 (1978)

378 N.E.2d 218

JETHRO SMITH, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. GEORGE GODIN et al., Defendants. — (THE CITY OF EAST ST. LOUIS, Defendant-Appellant.)

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fifth District.

Opinion filed May 15, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward L. Welch, of Edwardsville, for appellant.

No brief filed for appellee.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE JONES delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, City of East St. Louis, appeals from a judgment rendered in favor of plaintiff, Jethro Smith, in the amount of $668.46 in a small-claims action. The judgment was based on the city's negligence in failing to maintain a stop sign at an intersection.

The suit arose from an auto accident in East St. Louis in which a car driven...

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