City of Lafayette v. Larson

Bicknell, C.

— This was a suit by husband and wife to recover damages for injuries suffered by the wife from a fall upon a defective sidewalk in one of the streets of the city of Lafayette. ,

Demurrers were filed to the complaint for misjoinder of' causes of action, and to each paragraph of the complaint forward of a sufficient cause of action. The demurrers were overruled, an answer was filed in denial, and the cause was. tried by a jury.. No instructions were demanded by either party. The court of its own motion gave the jury a general charge, and a verdict was returned for the plaintiff with…