Adams v. City of St. Joseph

Action by Hazel Adams against City of St. Joseph for personal injuries allegedly sustained by her when %he tripped and fell upon a sidewalk by reason of the city’s negligence in maintaining it in a dangerous and unsafe condition. Verdict and judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appeals. Appellate jurisdiction is in this court because of the amount in dispute, $35,000, the sum prayed in the petition. Art. V, § 3, Constitution of Mo. 1945.

The petition alleged, among other things, that plaintiff, on February 20, 1947, about 1 :30 p. m., while walking eastwardly on the sidewalk on the north side…