Redford v. City of Woburn

There was evidence tending to show that the plaintiff, while in the exercise of due care, was walking along a sidewalk on Bennett Street, a public highway in the defendant town, when he stumbled over a water shut-off box which was about in the middle of the sidewalk, and received the injuries complained of. The exceptions state that the sidewalk was much used for foot travel. The defendant asked the court to rule that on all the evidence the plaintiff was not entitled to recover, and that the evidence was not sufficient to justify the jury in finding that the shut-off box was a defect. The…