Beaver v. City of Eagle Grove
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Wright District Gourl. — Hon. B. P. Birdsall, Judge. ■ Action to recover damages for personal injuries occasioned by a defective walk. Verdict and judgment for the plaintiff, from which the defendant appeals. —
1Opinion of the CourtSherwin, J.
1 While passing over one’ of the defendant’s wajks, the plaintiff stepped on a loose board, which tripped and threw her. There was evidence tending to show that the general condition of the walk for some distance along there was bad, and had been for some time before the accident to the plaintiff.. In the seventh paragraph of its charge the court told the jury that the city would not be liable for the plaintiff’s injury unless it was found that the defect in the walk, if any, had existed for such length of time as that the city should have had notice of it, if it had' exercised reasonable…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Cook v. City of AnamosaSupreme Court of Iowa · 1885
- Campbell v. OrmsbySupreme Court of Iowa · 1885
- Smith v. City of Des MoinesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1892
- Ruggles v. Town of NevadaSupreme Court of Iowa · 1884
- Wilberding v. City of DubuqueSupreme Court of Iowa · 1900
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