City of Houston v. Boecher

WERLEIN, Justice.

Appellee, Mrs. Nancy Boecher, brought this suit to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by her at about 6 o’clock p. m. on May 26, 1962, when she fell while walking in a westerly direction along and over the sidewalk on the south side of the 700 block of McGowen Avenue, Houston, Texas. The sidewalk where she fell was broken into a number of separate pieces of concrete, some large and some small. It had been in such condition for many years, but was in a little worse condition in 1962 than during the earlier years that she had used it. She had walked over this…