David v. City of St. Louis

Appellant, plaintiff below, filed suit against respondents to recover $25,000 in damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained as the result of a fall upon a public sidewalk, at 6058 Kingsbury Avenue, in the city of St. Louis, Missouri. At the close of plaintiff's case the trial court gave, and read to the jury, an instruction, on behalf of each defendant, directing a verdict in their favor. Plaintiff thereupon took an involuntary nonsuit as to both defendants with leave to file a motion to have the same set aside. Plaintiff's motion to have the nonsuit set aside was overruled…