Ridenour v. City of Clarinda
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Page Circuit Court. Action for a personal injury received by plaintiff by falling upon a sidewalk, by reason of the- same being obstructed by snow and ice, and dangerous to travel, as is alleged. There was a trial by jury, and a verdict and judgment for plaintiff. Defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Rothrock, Ch. J.
The defendant filed a motion for a new-trial, one ground of which was the alleged misconduct of one-of the jurors who tried the case. The motion was supported, by three affidavits, one of which is as follows: “ I, W. C. Stillians, on oath, do say that I am a resident of Clarinda, and', that I am acquainted with Horace Pratt, who was a member-of the jury that tried the cause of N. C. Ridenour v. The City of Clarinda that shortly before the said cause was submitted to said jury, and while it was pending, I was present with him in John Burrows’ drug-store, in Clarinda, and'while…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Stafford v. City of OskaloosaSupreme Court of Iowa · 1882
- Ensign v. HarneyNebraska Supreme Court · 1883
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