Bury v. City of Minneapolis

Murphy, Justice.

This is an appeal from the judgment and from an order denying a motion for a new trial in an action brought by the plaintiffs to recover for injuries sustained by Marie Bury in a fall at the intersection of a city-owned and -controlled alleyway and a sidewalk. It is contended that the court erred in directing a verdict for the defendant.

On the afternoon of November 21, 1956, Mrs. Bury was walking east on 25th Avenue North in a residential area of the city of Minneapolis. Between Lyndale Avenue and 6th Street the walk traverses a public alleyway. There is a grade down of about…