Welsh v. City of St. Paul

This is an action for damages for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff while riding with her husband, when the automobile which he was driving struck a manhole located in the center and protruding above the level of the street. The cause was submitted to a jury, resulting in a verdict for the defendant. Plaintiff appeals.

Plaintiff’s petition sets out that the manhole was in the center of the street, protruding above the street level, and was not properly maintained, but negligently permitted to remain in a dangerous position, when the proper officials of the city (a city of the second…