Allen v. City of Fort Dodge
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Webster District Court. — R. M. Wright, Judge. This is an action to recover damages for personal injury, occasioned by a fall on a sidewalk alleged to have been permitted by the'city to become dangerous on account of ■ accumulated snow and ice thereon. It was alleged that the snow and ice were permitted by the city to remain on the walk for an unreasonable time after it became rough, rounded, and uneven, by travel over the walk.
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Appeal from Webster District Court. — R. M. Wright, Judge. This is an action to recover damages for personal injury, occasioned by a fall on a sidewalk alleged to have been permitted by the'city to become dangerous on account of ■ accumulated snow and ice thereon. It was alleged that the snow and ice were permitted by the city to remain on the walk for an unreasonable time after it became rough, rounded, and uneven, by travel over the walk. Judgment for the plaintiff in the court below. Defendant appeals —
1Opinion of the CourtGaynor, J.
This action is brought to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained as a result of a fall on one of the sidewalks of defendant city. The injury is alleged to have occurred on December 25, 1915. The action is bottomed on negligence. The negligence charged is, in substance, that the city permitted snow and ice that had accumulated through natural causes to remain there, after it had become rough, rounded, irregular, and uneven, and that this condition rendered the walk dangerous and unsafe for travel, and was the proximate cause of the fall, and the injury resulting…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Cook v. City of MilwaukeeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1869
- Huston v. City of Council BluffsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1897
- Broburg v. City of Des MoinesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1884
- Dimond v. Peace River Land & Development Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1918
- Beirness v. City of Missouri ValleySupreme Court of Iowa · 1913
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- Beach v. City of Des MoinesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1947
- Case v. City of Sioux CitySupreme Court of Iowa · 1955
- Parks v. City of Des MoinesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1923
- Staples v. City of SpencerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1937
- Hovden v. City of DecorahSupreme Court of Iowa · 1968
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