Beck v. City & County of Denver

These parties appear here in the same order as in the trial court and are hereinafter referred to as Mrs. Beck and the city respectively.

Mrs. Beck sued the city for $12,500 for injuries caused by a defective sidewalk. On a verdict for the city judgment was entered, to review which this writ is prosecuted. The - sole contention here is that the uncontradicted evidence shows negligence per se. We state the substance of the evidence most favorable to the city, since if that supports the verdict an affirmance must follow.

Mrs. Beck, accompanied by her husband, was walking along the path in…