Curry v. Town of Mannington
West Virginia Supreme Court
The facts of the case are stated in the opinion of the Court.
1Opinion of the Court
- Snydeb, Judge:
Action on the case, commenced April 5, 1878, by the plaintiff against the Town of Manniugton, to recover damages sustained by plaintiff by reason of the neglect of the defendant to keep a certain specified public sidewalk and the incline and approach thereto, within its corporate limits and under its control, in proper and safe repair and condition. The defendant demurred to the plaintiff’s declaration which demurrer the coui’t overruled. The defendant then entered the plea of not guilty and also filed a plea in writing in which it alleged that the plaintiff’s cause of action…
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