Lee v. Town of Cresco
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Howard Circuit Court. Action at law to recover for personal injuries sustained by-plaintiff from a fall caused by a defective sidewalk of a street,which, plaintiff claims, was negligently permitted to be in an unsafe condition. There was a verdict and judgment for plaintiff. Defendant appeals. The facts of the case so far as they are involved in the questions passed upon by this court appear in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtBeck, J.
i evidence anee "dam-■3ges-I. The plaintiff introduced evidence tending to show that he sustained an injury to his person, from a fall • caused hy a defective sidewalk, maintained with ^ie knowledge of defendant, while he was in the exercise of due care. It was claimed that the injury was severe and so affected plaintiff’s health that he had not, since it was suffered, been in a condition to perform ordinary labor or engage in ordinary pursuits before followed by him. The defendant claimed that the disability from which plaintiff was suffering was not the result of the accident but was caused…
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