City of Louisville v. O'Neill

WILLIAM DIXON, Special Commissioner.

The appellee, Carrie O’Neill, on August 14, 1964, was walking on the sidewalk in front of 1813-15 West Main Street when she caught her foot on a crevice or broken place in the sidewalk where one side was elevated an inch or more above the other and “stepped and slipped and fell in a hole” on her face, bruising her right arm and necessitating the removal of six teeth, the repair of two others and the payment of $950 for dental and medical expenses.

On August 27, 1964, Mrs. O’Neill’s attorney wrote the Mayor of Louisville the following letter:

“In compliance…