Arnold v. City of St. Louis
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. Jacob Klein, Judge. (1) The city of St. Louis by suffering and permitting a pond to remain on its public highway was guilty of maintaining a nuisance, and is liable for any injury caused by such nuisance. (2) The defendant, Isabella Dawson, by suffering and permitting a pond to form on her premises adjoining a public highway, is liable for any injury caused by such pond.
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. Jacob Klein, Judge. (1) The city of St. Louis by suffering and permitting a pond to remain on its public highway was guilty of maintaining a nuisance, and is liable for any injury caused by such nuisance. (2) The defendant, Isabella Dawson, by suffering and permitting a pond to form on her premises adjoining a public highway, is liable for any injury caused by such pond. (3) “Unguarded premises supplied with dangerous attractions are regarded as holding out an implied invitation to children, which will make the owner of the premises liable for…
1Opinion of the CourtBurgess, J.
This is an action by plaintiffs, who were at the time of the injury complained of, husband and wife, and as such prosecute this suit to recover from defendants, the city of St. Louis and Isabella Dawson, the sum of $10,000 damages for the death of their two minor éhildren, Arthur James Arnold and Amanda Mary Arnold, who were drowned in the city of St. Louis, on the twelfth day of January, 1897, *177while skating upon the ice which had formed upon a pond of water, which it is alleged had formed upon a portion of Taylor avenue, one of the public streets in said city, between Margaretta and Kossuth…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Smith v. City of St. JosephSupreme Court of Missouri · 1870
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