City of Dallas v. Jones

This suit was brought by James G. Jones to recover damages for injuries sustained by his wife from falling into a ditch or hole in the sidewalk in said city. Jones having recovered judgment, the city appealed to the Court of Civil Appeals, which court having affirmed the judgment, the city has brought the cause to this court upon writ of error.

The first count in the petition stated the defendant’s negligence substantially as follows: That the city filled up a natural drain at the point where a street crossed the same, and in providing an outlet for the water, which naturally came down such…