Monroe v. . R. R.

The plaintiff sued to recover damages for personal injuries received by the feme plaintiff, C. B. Monroe, under the following circumstances: On Sunday night, 14 June, 1903, the plaintiff was returning to her home from service at the Presbyterian Church, and, while walking through a vacant lot of the defendant, in the town of Fayetteville, fell into a pit and was severely and permanently injured, breaking her leg and some of her ribs, and otherwise injuring her. The path along which she was walking was about eight feet wide and was clearly defined. The path traversed diagonally an unused lot…