Pitman v. City of El Reno
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Error from the District Court of Canadian County. Action for personal injury. Moses Pitman filed bis complaint against the city of El Reno, on'the 15 th day of February, 1893, praying for damages, in the sum of <¡>10,000, resulting from personal injuries received on account of a defective sidewalk in the city of El Reno. Plaintiff introduced his testimony and rested his case.
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Error from the District Court of Canadian County. Action for personal injury. Moses Pitman filed bis complaint against the city of El Reno, on'the 15 th day of February, 1893, praying for damages, in the sum of <¡>10,000, resulting from personal injuries received on account of a defective sidewalk in the city of El Reno. Plaintiff introduced his testimony and rested his case. The defendant filed a demurrer; the demurrer was sustained by the court; plaintiff excepted and brings the case to this court on error. The question of contributory negligence should have been submitted to the jury. It…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Scott, J.:
This is an action for damages for personal injuries, alleged to have resulted from a defective sidewalk in the city of El Reno, on the 12th day of September, 1893. Judgment for $10,000 is prayed for. The case was tried in the district court of Canadian county, on tbe 14th day of December, 1893. The jury was empaneled on the 14th day of December, 1893, and the plaintiff introduced all his testimony and rested. Thereupon, the defendant filed a demurrer to the evidence, which was sustained by the court. The case comes to this court on error. The…
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