Legal Opinion

Moore v. City of Bloomington

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided June 6, 1911No. 7,262PublishedCited by 15 opinions

From Lawrence Circuit Court; James B. Wilson, Judge. Action by Josephine Moore, by her next friend, Joseph C. Moore, against the City of Bloomington. Prom a judgment for defendant, the plaintiff appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtLairy, C. J.

— By this action, appellant, Josephine Moore, a minor, by her next friend, seeks to recover damages from the city of Bloomington for personal injuries sustained by her while attending a public exhibition of fireworks, given in the streets of said city, under the control and direction of a committee of the labor unions, as a part of the Labor Day celebration held in the city of Bloomington on September 3, 1906.

The common council of the city had, prior to that date, passed and entered of record an order granting to said labor unions the free use of the streets for the purpose of holding their…

2Cases cited40 opinions

  1. Hill v. City of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1877
  2. Mills v. . City of BrooklynNew York Court of Appeals · 1865
  3. Norwalk Gaslight Co. v. Borough of NorwalkSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1893
  4. State v. BerdettaIndiana Supreme Court · 1880
  5. Brinkmeyer v. City of EvansvilleIndiana Supreme Court · 1867

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Smith v. P. & B. CORP.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1979
  2. Spiker v. City of OttumwaSupreme Court of Iowa · 1922
  3. Splinter v. City of NampaIdaho Supreme Court · 1950
  4. Larimore v. Indianapolis Water Co.Indiana Supreme Court · 1926
  5. Malchow v. City of LeotiSupreme Court of Kansas · 1915

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