City of Omaha v. Houlihan

Letton, C.

This action was brought by Mary Houlihan, defendant in error, hereinafter styled the plaintiff, against the city of Omaha, plaintiff in error, hereinafter styled the defendant, to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been suffered by her. by reason of a defective sidewalk in said city. The plaintiff, at the time of the accident, ivas an unmarried woman, about 50 years of age, who had been engaged in domestic service for 10 or 12 years previously, and was a sto.ut healthy woman weighing about 170 pounds. She was injured at a point where a wooden sidewalk running on…