Becker v. City of Mitchell

This action for damages was instituted by the plaintiff for injuries sustained by her slipping and falling on defendant’s sidewalk. The plaintiff is a widow fifty-seven years of age. She sustained injuries in the form of a broken and dislocated hip bone, also bruises and injuries to her body, limbs, back, and spine, and was confined to a hospital for some over six months. Verdict and judgment being in favor of the plaintiff, the defendant has appealed.

It would appear from the evidence that the place where the accident occurred was just a little ways south of the city hall, and was in full…