Town of New Castle v. Grubbs
Indiana Supreme Court
Prom Delaware Circuit Court; Joseph G. Leffler, Judge. Action by Claude Grubbs against the Town of New Castle. Prom a judgment on a verdict for plaintiff for $7,500, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtGidlett, J.
Action by appellee to recover for personal injuries sustained by him owing to the alleged negligence- of appellant in failing to maintain a barrier between a sidewalk and an adjoining low lot. There was an amended complaint in two paragraphs filed, to each of which paragraphs a demurrer for want of facts was overruled. It is contended that the demurrer should have been sustained for the reasons: (1) That, to constitute a good complaint for want of a barrierj facts must be stated showing a duty to construct the same, and that this must not be left to inference or conjecture; (2) that the…
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