Sneeson v. Kupfer

The declaration alleges that it was the duty of the defendants to keep the sidewalk adjoining their premises on a certain street or highway in a safe condition for persons passing along and over such sidewalk. It further alleges that, being unmindful of their duty, they negligently and carelessly permitted the sidewalk to be and remain out of repair in this, that along the outer edge thereof a board or plank was carelessly and negligently set in the ground for the purpose of holding and containing the dirt or soil out of which the sidewalk was constructed, and that such board or plank was…