Appellate Court of Illinois June 12, 1900 (City of Decatur v. Hamilton)

Mr. Justice Harker

delivered the opinion of the court.

This is an appeal by the city of Decatur from a judgment of $15,000, recovered jointly against it, the City Electric Eailway Co., and the City Mutual Telephone Co., in a suit for injuries done to the person of appellee by a broken telephone wire charged with electricity from the trolley wire of the railway company.