Cumisky v. City of Kenosha
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Kenosha County. Action for personal injuries caused by a defect in a sidewalk. The facts are sufficiently stated in the opinion. cited Achtenhagen v. Watertown, 18 Wis. 331; Langhoff v. M. & P. du O. R. Go. 19 id. 489;. Rothe v. M. dé St. P. R. Go. 21 id. 256; Langhoff v. M. dé P. du O. R. Go. 23 id. 43; Hicks v. Marshall, 24 id. 139; Delaney v. M. dé St. P. R. Go. 33 id. 67; Goldstein v. O., M. da St. P. R. Go. 46 id. 404; Kearney v. O., M.…
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APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Kenosha County. Action for personal injuries caused by a defect in a sidewalk. The facts are sufficiently stated in the opinion. cited Achtenhagen v. Watertown, 18 Wis. 331; Langhoff v. M. & P. du O. R. Go. 19 id. 489;. Rothe v. M. dé St. P. R. Go. 21 id. 256; Langhoff v. M. dé P. du O. R. Go. 23 id. 43; Hicks v. Marshall, 24 id. 139; Delaney v. M. dé St. P. R. Go. 33 id. 67; Goldstein v. O., M. da St. P. R. Go. 46 id. 404; Kearney v. O., M. dé St. P. R. Go. 47 id. 145; Williams v. O., M. dé St. P. R. Go. 64 id. 1; Hopkins v. Rush River, 70 id. 10; Schaeffer…
1Opinion of the CourtOrton, C. J.
The facts in this case are very few. The defect in the sidewalk which was the cause of the plaintiffs *287injury was a high ridge of ice on the walk at the intersection of Grand avenue and Main street in the city of Keno-sha, of considerable height, of rounded form, and that covered the entire walk, and had been there for a long time. The plaintiff had occasion to pass over this obstruction on the 26th day of January, 1893, about 5 o’clock P. M., and, not thinking of the ice, she stepped upon it, and slipped and fell on her side, and was injured very seriously. The jury rendered a verdict for the…
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- Barstow v. City of BerlinWisconsin Supreme Court · 1874
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