City of Richmond v. McCormack
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Hustings Court, Part II., of the city of Richmond, in an action of trespass on the case. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendant assigns error.
1Opinion of the CourtPrentis, J.
This is an action for damages for personal injury, growing out of a fall of J. T. McCormack, caused by his tripping over and having his feet entangled in the exposed roots of a tree in the sidewalk on Cary street, in the city *555of Richmond, in which there was a verdict and judgment for the plaintiff.
1. The refusal of the court to sustain a motion of the plaintiff in error in arrest of judgment, is assigned as error. The ground of this motion is that the declaration alleged that it was the duty of the city to keep its streets sound, safe and suitable for public use and travel, and particularly…
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