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· 9/15/1867

Ortmayer v. Johnson

Citations

  • 45 Ill. 469

Syllabus

<p>Negligence — degrees of compared. In actions for negligence the plaintiff to recover, must show, that the injury sustained, resulted from the negligence of the defendant, and not from any default on his part, which materially contributed to it; or, if not wholly free from fault himself, that his negligence was slight in comparison with that of defendant.</p>

Judges: Lawrence

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