Valade v. City of Springfield

This is an appeal from judgments entered pursuant to a jury verdict for the plaintiff in the amount *14of $91,000 for personal injuries and property damage1 sustained when the plaintiff, while riding his motorcycle at night, struck a manhole raised three to four inches above the level of a public highway in the city of Springfield.2 The plaintiff alleged that the city was negligent in leaving the raised manhole unguarded and without warning when it presented a dangerous condition and that in so doing the city also created a nuisance.3 The city argues that it was error for the trial judge to deny…