Hogan v. City of Beloit
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from an order- of the circuit court for Rock county: George Grimm, Circuit Judge. The appeal is from an order overruling a demurrer to the complaint.
1Opinion of the CourtJones, J.
The complaint alleges that the plaintiff, on or about the night of October 18, 1919, while walking along the sidewalk of a well-traveled street, stumbled and fell over a barrier, several inches high which the defendant, city of Beloit, had placed there to protect some freshly-laid concrete, and the presence of which had not been shown by lanterns or other guards. The amount of damages claimed was *201$10,000. The other parts of the complaint which raise the questions necessary for consideration are as follows:
“That on the 21st day of October, 1919, and within fifteen (15) days after the happening…
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