Leslie v. City of Grand Rapids
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to superior court of Grand Rapids; Burlingame, J. Case by Mary A. Leslie against the city of Grand Rapids for personal injuries. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
Long, J..This action was brought to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff, who was thrown from her bicycle, on the evening of November 26, 1897, in consequence of the defective condition of the asphalt pavement on Canal street, in defendant city. That street was paved with asphalt covering, from 2 to 3 inches in thickness. The break in the pavement into which the plaintiff rode with her wheel was about 21-feet by 2 feet in extent, and from 2 to 2-J- inches deep. The asphalt had been worn away down to the concrete by the passage of teams over it. It is one of the most…
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