Buchmeier v. City of Davenport
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from"Scott District Court.— Hon. A. J. House, Judge. Action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by falling on a crosswalk of defendant city, defective by reason of the negligence of the city. At the close of the evidence the court sustained defendant’s motion for a directed verdict in its favor, and from a judgment on such verdict the plaintiff appeals.—
1Opinion of the CourtMcClain, J.
1. Defective .7 . A ' ofEinjury”otice The motion for' a directed verdict was *624sustained ■ on the ground that plaintiff’s verified statement of claim for. damages required by Code, section 1051 (ap- „ plicable to cities under special charter), was insufficient. That section requires that such sufficiency. claim shall be presented to the council or filed with the clerk within thirty days after the alleged injury or damage was sustained, and shall state “ the amount, nature, and cause of such injury or damage, and the time when and the place where such injury occurred, and the particular defect…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Benson v. City of MadisonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1898
- Owen v. City of Fort DodgeSupreme Court of Iowa · 1896
- Perry v. Clarke CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1903
- Van Camp v. City of KeokukSupreme Court of Iowa · 1906
- Pardey v. Town of MechanicsvilleSupreme Court of Iowa · 1900
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Vermeer Ex Rel. Vermeer v. SnellerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1971
- City of East Chicago v. GilbertIndiana Court of Appeals · 1915
- McComb v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1914
- Wisdom v. Board of SupervisorsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1945
- Howe v. Sioux CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1917
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