City of Wellington v. Gregson
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Sumner District Court. Action by Gregson against the City of Wellington, to recover damages for bodily injuries. Trial at the April Term, 1882, before H.G.R., judge pro tern., and a jury. Verdict for plaintiff for $325. New trial denied, and judgment thereon for plaintiff. The defendant city brings the case here. The opinion states the facts.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by ■
Brewer, J.:
Defendant in error (plaintiff below) commenced his action in the district court of Sumner county to recover of the city of Wellington damages for personal injuries received in consequence of being thrown from a buggy on the streets of said city. The undisputed facts are, that while driving in a buggy in the early part of the evening of July 3, 1881, the wheels of the buggy struck against a post on the corner of G and Third streets, upsetting the buggy, *101and throwing the plaintiff violently upon the ground. The case was tried before a jury,…
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