Powers v. City of St. Paul
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by defendant from an order of the district court for Ramsey county, Wilkin, J., presiding, overruling a demurrer, to the complaint, in which it was alleged that the injury complained of occurred on September 11, 1884, and it was not alleged that any notice of the injury had ever been given to the mayor or clerk of defendant.
1Opinion of the CourtMitchell, J.
This is an action to recover damages for injuries to the person of plaintiff, alleged to have been received by reason of defects in a sidewalk. The injury happened September 11, 1884, and the action was commenced March 6, 1886. The sole question raised by this appeal is whether the cause of action was barred by the statute of limitations.
Prior to 1878 the time of commencing actions against the city was left to be regulated by the provisions of the General Statutes. In March, 1878, an act was passed, in the form of an amendment to section 1, chapter 12, of the city charter, (Sp. Laws 1874, c.…
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