Legal Opinion

City of East Chicago v. Gilbert

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided March 3, 1915No. 8,480PublishedCited by 35 opinions

Prom Lake Circuit Court; W. C. McMahan, Judge. Action by Kate A. Gilbert against tbe City of East Chicago. Prom a judgment for plaintiff, tbe defendant appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtCaldwell, P. J.

Action by appellee to recover damages for personal injuries sustained in a fall alleged to have been caused by defects in a sidewalk in the city of East Chicago. Verdict and judgment for appellee in the sum of $6,000.

The errors assigned and not waived are the insufficiency of the complaint, the ruling on the demurrer to the complaint, and the overruling of the motion for a new trial. Appellant argues that the complaint is insufficient by reason of the following: (1) that it does not appear from the averments that the defects in the sidewalk complained of resulted^ from the failure of the city…

2Cases cited50 opinions

  1. Chicago & Erie Railroad v. DiniusIndiana Supreme Court · 1913
  2. Indiana Natural Gas & Oil Co. v. O'BrienIndiana Supreme Court · 1903
  3. Touhey v. City of DecaturIndiana Supreme Court · 1911
  4. Pyke v. City of JamestownNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1906
  5. M. S. Huey Co. v. JohnstonIndiana Supreme Court · 1905

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3Cited by35 opinions

  1. Galbreath v. City of IndianapolisIndiana Supreme Court · 1970
  2. Washington v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1981
  3. Mills v. American Playground Device Co.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1980
  4. Town of Argos v. HarleyIndiana Court of Appeals · 1943
  5. City of Gary v. RussellIndiana Court of Appeals · 1953

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