Legal Opinion

City of Louisville v. Uebelhor

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided February 8, 1911PublishedCited by 13 opinions

Appeal from Jefferson Circuit Court (Common Pleas Branch, Second Division).

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion op the Court by

Judge O’Rbar

Reversing. .

Appellee sued the city of Louisville for damages for her personal injury, caused, it is alleged, by her falling *152on a street crossing at Preston and Market streets in Louisville. She claims there was a hole or depression in the stones constituting the crossing, and as she alighted 'from a street car at night she stepped in the hole, lost 'her balance and fell, severely spraining an ankle. The 'issue tried out was whether the hole or depression was fsuch as constituted an unsafe state of the crossing. The crossing was made of large flat stones laid…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Dean v. Town of SharonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1900
  2. Jacksonville Southeastern Railway Co. v. SouthworthIllinois Supreme Court · 1890
  3. Hunt v. City of DubuqueSupreme Court of Iowa · 1895

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. City of Brunswick v. GlogauerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1924
  2. Majestic Theater Company v. LutzCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1925
  3. Tudor v. City of LouisvilleCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1916
  4. City of Dayton v. LoryCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1916
  5. South Covington & Cincinnati Street Railway Co. v. Finan's Admx.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1913

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