Noble v. City of Richmond
Supreme Court of Virginia
This was an action of trespass on the case, brought in the circuit court of the city of Richmond, hy William M. Roble and Olivia E., his wife, against the City of Richmond for alleged injuries sustained hy said Olivia E. hy falling in a hole in the sidewalk of one of the streets of the city.
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This was an action of trespass on the case, brought in the circuit court of the city of Richmond, hy William M. Roble and Olivia E., his wife, against the City of Richmond for alleged injuries sustained hy said Olivia E. hy falling in a hole in the sidewalk of one of the streets of the city. The declaration was as follows: In the circuit court of the city of Richmond—Hon. Beverly R. Wellford, judge—April rules, 1874: William M. Roble and Olivia E. Roble, his wife, plaintiffs, complain of the City of Richmond, Virginia, defendant, who has been duly summoned, &c., of a plea °^' D’espass on the…
1Opinion of the CourtAnderson, J.
This case is brought up upon a demurrer to plaintiffs’ declaration, and raises the question as to the civil liability of municipal corporations for injuries to private persons caused by defective and unsafe streets and sidewalks.
The City of Richmond—the defendant—is a municipal corporation, chartered by an act of the legislature of Virginia. Among the many important powers vested by the charter in the council is the power over .the streets and public alleys of the city—to close or extend, widen or narrow, lay out and graduate, pave and otherwise improve them; to have them properly lighted and…
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