Louisville Water Co. v. Cook

MONTGOMERY, Judge.

Anna Catherine Cook recovered judgment against the Louisville Water Company for $8,540 for injuries suffered when she fell into a water meter hole owned by the water company. The company appeals and urges that there was a failure to show that it had actual or constructive notice of the condition; that the damages awarded are excessive; and that the court erred in allowing certain testimony concerning permanent injuries.

Appellee claimed that on March 18, 1963, at about 3 p.m., she stepped on a water meter cover in the sidewalk in front of 2235 Bank Street in Louisville. She…