City of Alexandria v. Young

The appellee was the plaintiff in the lower court, and prosecuted this action to recover damages resulting from an injury received by falling into an excavation or trench dug in a certain street in the city of Alexandria. The action was begun in the Madison Circuit Court, and in addition to the appellants, one Walter Fleming and the Alexandria Water-works were made defendants. The defendants separately demurred to the complaint, assigning as cause that the complaint did not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action. These demurrers were overruled, and the defendants each excepted…