Schroth v. City of Prescott

We are of tbe opinion tbat the charge of the learned circuit court did not fairly submit tbe question as to tbe defect irnthe sidewalk. In tbe complaint it is alleged tbat tbe walk was defective in that it was improperly constructed, so tbat its surface was uneven and sloped sharply downward, thus forming a steep inclined plane, and bad no slats nailed crosswise thereon to prevent travelers from slipping, while passing along tbe same. A further insufficiency is alleged tbat at this spot there was a dangerous bole or opening through tbe planks, about twelve inches long and four inches wide at…