City of Meridian v. Crook
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the circuit court of Landerdale county. Hon. J. L. Buckley, Judge. Suit by Mrs. L. Crook against the City of Meridian. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court.
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Appeal from the circuit court of Landerdale county. Hon. J. L. Buckley, Judge. Suit by Mrs. L. Crook against the City of Meridian. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court. As we understand it, the measure óf duty on the part of the city with reference to its highways, is to exercise ordinary care in keeping its streets in a reasonably safe condition for use by persons exercising ordinary care and prudence in passing over them. “28th Cyc. 1358, et seq: Vicksburg v. Hennessy, 54 Miss. 391; Nesbitt v. Greenville, 69 Miss. 22;…
1Opinion of the CourtStevens, J.
Mrs. L. Crook, appellee brought this action of damages against the city of Meridian, appellant, for personal injuries alleged to have been received by appellee as a result of a fall on one of the sidewalks of said municipality. Appellee lived in the western part of the city, near Davis street, on which there was a brick sidewalk about three feet in width. About six thirty o’clock on a November evening in 1911, she had occasion to make a hurried trip to a suburban store, located at the corner of Davis street and Thirty-Eighth avenue, to purchase a can of condensed milk for some hungry and…
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