Perrigo v. City of St. Louis
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Now. Selden P. Spencer, Judge. (1) A merely slight difference in levels along a sidewalk does not constitute an obstruction within the meaning of the law. Burns v. Bradford, 137 Pa. St. 361; Hamilton v. Buffalo, 10 Man. Corp. Cases (N. Y.) 786; s. c., 65 N. E. 944; Haggerty v. Lewiston, 8 Mun.
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Now. Selden P. Spencer, Judge. (1) A merely slight difference in levels along a sidewalk does not constitute an obstruction within the meaning of the law. Burns v. Bradford, 137 Pa. St. 361; Hamilton v. Buffalo, 10 Man. Corp. Cases (N. Y.) 786; s. c., 65 N. E. 944; Haggerty v. Lewiston, 8 Mun. Corp. Cases (Maine) 903; s. c., 50 Atl. 55; Dubois v. Kingston, 102 N. Y. 219. (2) The city is not an insurer of the safety of travelers on the streets. It is not liable unless the street was in a condition unsafe to be used by persons exercising ordinary care…
1Opinion of the CourtBrace, P. J.
This is an appeal from a judgment of the St. Louis City Circuit' Court in favor of the plaintiff against the defendants for the sum of $3,000.
The petition, omitting caption, is as follows:
“Plaintiff states that the defendant, the city of St. Louis, is and at the times hereinafter stated, was a municipal corporation in the State of Missouri, and' that defendant, Julia Blanke, is and at the times hereinafter mentioned was the owner and proprietor of a house and lot fronting and abutting the south side of Manchester avenue, in said city, between Leffingwell avenue and Ewing avenue, said house…
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