Hilson v. City of Memphis
Tennessee Supreme Court
PROM SHELBY. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Shelby County to the Court of Civil Appeals, and by certiorari to the Court of Civil Appeals from tlie Supreme Court.— Hon. H. M. Laughlin, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hall
delivered tlie opinion of the Court.
An action of damages instituted in the circuit court of Shelby county by Mary K. Hilson against the city of Memphis for personal injuries sustained by her by reason of falling through a manhole in the sidewalk at or near the corner of Walker and Bellevue avenues in said city.
Upon the trial in the court below, at the conclusion of plaintiff’s proof, the defendant moved the court for a directed verdict in its favor upon the ground that the written notice served upon the mayor of the city, T. C. Ashcroft, notifying the city of the accident and injuries…
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