City of Fort Worth v. Shero

HUNTER,

Associate Justice.—On May 11, 1895, about 9 o’clock at night, appellee, in company with a friend, was walking south on the east sidewalk of Jennings avenue, opposite and in front of the United States postoifiee building, said avenue and sidewalk being one of the public streets and sidewalks of appellant city, when he stumbled and fell over an iron stake and guy rope fastened thereto, which stake had been driven into the sidewalk about two and a half feet from the curb stone, the sidewalk being ten feet wide. It was a dark night, and no light or danger signal was placed at or near the…