City of Oklahoma City v. Meyers
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Error from the District Court of Oklahoma County. Defendant in error instituted an action in the district court of Oklahoma county against the plaintiff in error to recover damages in the sum of two thousand dollars, for personal injuries received through the negligence of the city in leaving an excavation in close proximity to a street.
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Error from the District Court of Oklahoma County. Defendant in error instituted an action in the district court of Oklahoma county against the plaintiff in error to recover damages in the sum of two thousand dollars, for personal injuries received through the negligence of the city in leaving an excavation in close proximity to a street. A verdict was had in the lower court in favor of the defendant in error in the sum of $500. To reverse the judgment the city 'appeals the case. The opinion states the facts.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Dale, O. J.:
Emily S. Meyers brought an action in the district court of Oklahoma county against the city of Oklahoma City to recover a judgment in the sum to two thousand dollars for personal injuries received from a fall into an excavation near the' sidewalk of one of the streets of said city.' To the petition filed the plaintiff, the defendant below, answered by a general denial, and an allegation or contributory negligence and upon the issue so joined the cause was tried to a jury and verdict returned in favor of the plaintiff below in the sum of…
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