Wormington v. City of Overland

[1] Plaintiff-appellant seeks recovery of damages for injuries alleged to have been received by her on July 30, 1945, when she stepped on a lid or cover to a sewer manhole in a public street in the City of Overland, St. Louis County, Missouri, and said lid or cover tilted or turned and caused her to fall and injure her left leg.

[2] The trial was before the judge and a jury, and resulted in a verdict and judgment in plaintiff's favor for $4,500. Thereafter the trial court sustained defendant's motion for a new trial, and in compliance with Section 115, Civil Code of Missouri, Mo.R.S.A. §…