Dahmer v. City of Meridian
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from th'e circuit court of Lauderdale county. Hon. J. L. Buckley, Judge. Suit by Claud L. Dahmer against the City of Meridian and another. From a judgment for defendants, plaintiff appeals. One Hester was the owner of a lot in the city of Meridian upon which a billboard had been erected by one Hopper, who afterwards died.
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Appeal from th'e circuit court of Lauderdale county. Hon. J. L. Buckley, Judge. Suit by Claud L. Dahmer against the City of Meridian and another. From a judgment for defendants, plaintiff appeals. One Hester was the owner of a lot in the city of Meridian upon which a billboard had been erected by one Hopper, who afterwards died. The property was after-wards leased to one Louin, who entered into a contract with appellee, Ziller, whereby Ziller secured the privilege of using said billboard. The billboard was fastened to posts and was about two and one-half feet from the sidewalk. Appellant,…
1Opinion of the CourtHolden, J.
This is an appeal from the circuit court of Lauderdale county. The appellant, Claude L. Dahmer, plaintiff in the court below, sued the city of Meridian and Fred B. Ziller for damages for personal injuries, on account of ■a billboard being blown over on him while walking on the sidewalk. After the plaintiff had introduced all his evidence, and rested, the court, on request of the defendants, granted a peremptory instruction to the jury to find for the defendants, from which action of the court the plaintiff appeals here. ✓
First. The testimony introduced by the plaintiff in the lower court…
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- City of Meridian v. CrookMississippi Supreme Court · 1915
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