Evans v. City of Concordia
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Cloud district court; William T. Dillon, judge.
1Opinion of the Court
The.opinion of the court was delivered by
Porter, J.:
In an action for damages for injuries received in a fall upon an icy sidewalk the trial court rendered judgment in favor of the city .for costs upon the opening statement to the jury of the facts which plaintiff expected to prove. Error is predicated upon this ruling of the court.
In his statement plaintiff followed the averments of his petition, which were in substance that on the night of January 19, 1904, and on the following day, as the result of rain, sleet and snow 'flurries, the walks of the city became covered with a sleety ice to the…
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