Legal Opinion

Rose v. City of Fort Dodge

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided December 16, 1915PublishedCited by 11 opinions

Appeal from Webster District Court. — C. G. Lee, Judge. Action for damages for personal injuries sustained by reason of a fall upon defendant’s sidewalk. There was a verdict for the plaintiff, and defendant has appealed. —

1Opinion of the CourtEvans, J.

The accident in question resulted from an icy condition of the sidewalk. It occurred at an intersection of sidewalks, where the plaintiff was about to turn from one to the other. The plaintiff alleged in her peti. tion that the walk at the place of the accident had become dangerous by reason of an accumulation of snow and ice, which had been permitted to become rough, rounded, irregular and uneven. The accident occurred on the evening of March 3, 1913. 10 or 11 days preceding such date, there *334had been a considerable snow storm, and the intervening weather had been quite cold. The place of the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Beirness v. City of Missouri ValleySupreme Court of Iowa · 1913
  2. Griffin v. City of MarionSupreme Court of Iowa · 1914
  3. Finnane v. City of PerrySupreme Court of Iowa · 1914

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Fuller v. BuhrowSupreme Court of Iowa · 1980
  2. State v. PatrickSupreme Court of Iowa · 1926
  3. Jacobson v. FullertonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1917
  4. Parks v. City of Des MoinesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1923
  5. Geagley v. City of BedfordSupreme Court of Iowa · 1944

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