Alexander v. President of Mt. Sterling

This was an action against a municipal corporation, for negligence for defectively constructing a sidewalk, and for negligence in failing to keep it in repair, after knowledge of their defects, by which injury resulted to the plaintiff, walking upon it with due care and caution.

The jury, under instructions of the court, found the defendant corporation not guilty, and rendered judgment against the plaintiff for the costs.

To reverse this judgment, the plaintiff brings the record here by writ of error, and assigns, among others, as errors, the misdirection of the court in the charge to the jury,…