Geer v. City of Des Moines

The city oí Des Moines has constructed and maintains a cement sidewalk on the east side of West Eighteenth Street between College Avenue on the north and Clark Street on the south. This walk, the plaintiff alleges, was by the plaintiff negligently permitted to become and remain out of repair, in such manner that one section or block of the cement was lifted or raised several inches above the adjoining block or section, creating a defect or obstruction over which a person using the walk was liable to trip and stumble or fall. It is further alleged that this condition had continued a year or…