Mast v. City of Galena

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Smith, J.:

This was an action for damages for personal injuries. The defendant demurred to the petition because it did not state a cause of action. This demurrer was overruled and defendant has appealed.

The petition alleged that about 7:30 p. m. on the 19th day of, October, 1942, plaintiff walked east from the east curb of a street in Galena toward the sidewalk running north and south .parallel with the street, and as she neared the west edge of the sidewalk, walking in a careful manner, she stepped on a thin and worn-out tin lid covering a water meter…