Legal Opinion

Cooper v. City of Oelwein

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided December 21, 1909PublishedCited by 14 opinions

Appeal from Oelwein Superior Court. — IIon. M. D. Porter, Judge. Action for damages resulted in the dismissal of the petition. The plaintiff appeals. —

1Opinion of the CourtLadd, J.

I. assignment The sidewalk along First Avenue in the city of Oelwein consists, of cement blocks. At one place the edge of a block was from one and one-half to one and three-quarter inches higher than the surface of that next to it, and plaintiff, while rapidly walking, stepped on the high part with the heel of her shoe and the toe on the low part, lost her balance, and fell. She was injured, and in this action demanded damages, but these the jury denied. Eight errors are assigned, but the first four are too general to indicate the ruling to which the exception was intended to be taken. Thus…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Hall v. Incorporated Town of MansonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1894
  2. Jerolman v. Chicago Great Western Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1899
  3. Dale v. Colfax Consolidated Coal Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1906
  4. McCormick Harvesting Machine Co. v. McCormickSupreme Court of Iowa · 1905

3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Beach v. City of Des MoinesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1947
  2. Whitmore v. HerrickSupreme Court of Iowa · 1928
  3. Johnson v. City of AmesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1917
  4. Parks v. City of Des MoinesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1923
  5. Krska v. Incorporated Town of PocahontasSupreme Court of Iowa · 1925

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