City of Emporia v. Schmidling

The opinion of the court was delivered by

JohnstoN, J.:

Maria L. Schmidling brought an action in the district court of Lyon county against the city of Emporia, to recover for personal injuries resulting from a defective sidewalk on one of the streets within the corporate limits of that city. It appeal’s that on the 19th of July, 1883, as the plaintiff was traveling over the sidewalk on the east side of Merchants street, a loose board which formed a part of the walk was stepped upon by another person, one end of which tipped up and was thrown suddenly and violently against the plaintiff’s foot…