Legal Opinion

Town of Spencer v. Mayfield

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided June 12, 1908No. 6,340PublishedCited by 11 opinions

From Putnam Circuit Court; Preslay 0. Colliver, Judge. Action by Belle Mayfield against the town of Spencer. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtComstock, J.

The action was commenced in the Owen . Circuit Court and tided in the Putnam Circuit Court upon change of venue. Appellee recovered judgment below for $2,000 for personal injuries received in falling or step*136ping off of a bridge or culvert at the intersection of AVolf and Meek streets in the town of Spencer. The jury assessed her damages at $3,800. Appellee remitted $1,800 of this amount, and appellant’s motion for a new trial was overruled and judgment rendered for the amount first named. The cause was put at issue upon an amended complaint in one paragraph and an answer in general denial.

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2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Macomber v. City of TauntonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1868
  2. City of Vincennes v. SpeesIndiana Court of Appeals · 1905
  3. Spaulding v. Inhabitants of WinslowSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1883
  4. Sale v. Aurora & Laughery Turnpike Co.Indiana Supreme Court · 1897
  5. Gaskins v. City of AtlantaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1885

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Watson v. Parker TownshipSupreme Court of Kansas · 1923
  2. City of Indianapolis v. Willis, AdministratorIndiana Supreme Court · 1935
  3. Belt v. City of Grand ForksNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1955
  4. City of Indianapolis v. WilliamsIndiana Court of Appeals · 1915
  5. Von Almen's Administrator v. City of LouisvilleCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1918

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