City of Quincy v. Barker

This was an action on the case, brought by Ebenezer Barber, against the city of Quincy, to recover damages for an injury resulting from a fall on a sidewalk of the city, on the 2d day of February, 1873. A trial of the cause before a jury resulted in a verdict in favor of the plaintiff for $1000. The court overruled a motion for a new trial and rendered judgment on the verdict; to reverse which this writ of error was brought. While the sidewalk where the accident happened was somewhat rough and uneven, owing to the fact that some of the brick of which it was constructed had worn more than…