Tebo v. City of Augusta

The plaintiff, who was a woman fifty-seven years of age, while walking npon a street in the defendant city on the 25th day of November, 1888, tripped and fell by reason of a defective sidewalk, and was seriously injured. Upon the trial a verdict of $2,000 was rendered in her favor, and from judgment thereon the defendant appealed. It is virtually conceded by the appellant that the evidence established a good cause of action against the city, and the only questions urged are questions arising upon rulings or instructions, and these will be briefly considered.

1. The following hypothetical…