Bell v. City of York
Nebraska Supreme Court
Error to the district court for York county. Tried below before Noryal, J. cited: Flinn v. Canton Co., 17 Am. Rep., 606; Dooley v. Meriden, 26 Id., 433; Evans v. City of Utica, 25 Id., 165; Dewire v. Bailey, 41 Id., 422; Chicago v. Martin, 49 111., 242; Maxwell, PI. &Pr., 447; Hilliard, New Trials, 504; Montgomery v. Wright, 47 Am. Rep., 423. cited cases' referred to in opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Cobb, Ch. J.
The plaintiff brought his action against the defendant, a corporate city of the second class, alleging that prior to to and on January 13, 1888, the authorities of said city negligently allowed snow and ice to accumulate and become downtrodden on the sidewalk of the west side of Lincoln avenue, in front of block 6, so as to become slippery and unsafe; that on the day mentioned, and at the place mentioned, without fault on his part, he slipped and fell and was injured, and his leg broken to his damage of $1,000.
The defendant denied these allegations, and set up that the injury…
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2Cases cited4 opinions
- Cook v. City of MilwaukeeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1869
- Broburg v. City of Des MoinesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1884
- Cloughessey v. City of WaterburySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1884
- Gottschalk v. Lincoln & Northwestern RailroadNebraska Supreme Court · 1883
3Cited by3 opinions
- Hamblin v. StateNebraska Supreme Court · 1908
- Williams v. StateNebraska Supreme Court · 1925
- Pinches v. Village of DickensNebraska Supreme Court · 1934