City of Hannibal v. Campbell
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
In Error to -the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Missouri. This was an action at law by George Campbell against the city of Hannibal, Mo., to recover damages for personal injuries received by falling over a bank near the edge of a highway. In the circuit court verdict and judgment were given for plaintiff, and the defendant has sued out this writ of error.
1Opinion of the Court
PHILIPS, District Judge.
The plaintiff in error is a municipal corporation organized under a special act of the legislature of the state of Missouri. Through one of its suburbs it opened a street known as “Grand Avenue.” The street, as surveyed, was 80 feet in width, but only about 80 feet, lying principally west of the center, was graveled and used for public accommodation. The graveled portion was in good condition, and, as the locality through which it ran was sparsely settled, this portion of the street was amply sufficient for the public use. There was a small creek running, in its…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Blake v. City of St. LouisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1867
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