Koontz v. City of St. Louis

This is an action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff in a fall resulting from stepping upon the defective lid or covering of a water supply box located at the intersection of Natural Bridge Avenue and Union Avenue, in the City of St. Louis.

The petition alleges that there was, on the north side of said Natural Bridge Avenue, just east of Union Avenue, a sprinkling plug or water supply box, the lid or covering of which formed a part of the traveled portion of the sidewalk and street, and that the lid or covering thereof was broken and defective and likely to cause…