Carver v. City of Jackson
Mississippi Supreme Court
Prom the circuit court of, first district, Hinds county. Hon. Robert Powell, Judge. Mrs. Carver, appellee, was plaintiff, and the city of Jackson, appellant, defendant, in tke court below. Prom a judgment in plaintiff’s favor defendant appealed to tbe supreme court. Tbe facts are sufficiently stated in tbe opinion of tbe court. Tbe declaration alleges that tbe crossing “appeared to be safe,” and tbe evidence for tbe plaintiff is tbat it appeared to be safo.
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Prom the circuit court of, first district, Hinds county. Hon. Robert Powell, Judge. Mrs. Carver, appellee, was plaintiff, and the city of Jackson, appellant, defendant, in tke court below. Prom a judgment in plaintiff’s favor defendant appealed to tbe supreme court. Tbe facts are sufficiently stated in tbe opinion of tbe court. Tbe declaration alleges that tbe crossing “appeared to be safe,” and tbe evidence for tbe plaintiff is tbat it appeared to be safo. Both the plaintiff and her companion, Mr. Porter, when they saw it and considered it safe, bad tbe benefit of tbe light of day. Tbe…
1Opinion of the CourtTruly, J.
This is a suit for damages for personal injuries said to have been incurred by reason of the negligence of the city of Jackson on account of a defective bridge — a crossing upon a public street of said city. The principles of law governing such cases in this state are plain, simple, and free from doubt. ' We quote, to approve and indorse, the language of this court in the case of Nesbitt v. City of Greenville, 69 Miss., 22, 10 South., 152, 30 Am. St. Rep., 521: “Ordinary care over its streets is the measure of diligence imposed upon municipal corporations, and they are not insurers against…
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