Diffenderfer v. City of Jeffersonville
Indiana Court of Appeals
From Clark Circuit Court; James W. Fortune, Judge. Action by George M. Diffenderfer against the City of Jeffersonville and others. From a judgment for defendants, the plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtIbach, C. J.
This is an action to recover damages for personal injuries which are alleged to have been occasioned by the negligence of appellees in permitting ice to accumulate and remain for a long time on the sidewalk in front of appellee Sweeney’s property in the city of Jeffersonville, the ice being formed from water which had escaped from a hydrant. on said Sweeney’s premises, and from thence passed out upon the sidewalk. A trial by jury resulted in a verdict and judgment for appellee.
Appellant’s motion for a new trial was overruled, and such ruling is assigned as error. The grounds of such motion…
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