Willis v. City of St. Joseph
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from Buchanan Circuit Court. — Hon. C. H. Mayer, Judge. (1) Defendant’s demurrers should have been given, the defect in the sidewalk, as shown by plaintiff’s evidence, not being sufficient to render the city liable. Chicago v. Nooman, 116 Ill.
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Appeal from Buchanan Circuit Court. — Hon. C. H. Mayer, Judge. (1) Defendant’s demurrers should have been given, the defect in the sidewalk, as shown by plaintiff’s evidence, not being sufficient to render the city liable. Chicago v. Nooman, 116 Ill. App. 570; Morgan v. Lewiston, 91 Me. 566, 40 Atl. 545; Hamilton v. Buffalo, 173 N. Y. 72, 65 N. E. 944; Marroney v. New York City, 97 N. Y. Supp. 642; Morroney v. New York City, 103 N. Y. Supp. 1135; Marroney v. New York City, 190 N. Y. 560; Tubesing v. Buffalo, 64 N. Y. Supp. 399; Shall v. N. Y. City, 84 N. Y. Supp. 737; Betts v. City of…
1Opinion of the CourtEllison, P. J.
Plaintiff’s action is for personal injury received on one of defendant’s sidewalks, which he alleges was allowed to become dangerously out of repair. He obtained judgment in the circuit court. >
The evidence tended to show that plaintiff stepped from the doorway of a shoe shop onto the sidewalk which at that place, about midway under the door, was .in this condition: The walk was of granitoid laid in blocks, and one of these blocks had settled or sunk from two and one-half to three inches. Plaintiff stepped on the edge of the higher block when his foot turned and he fell, breaking bones in his…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Carrington v. City of St. LouisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1886
- Young v. City of Webb CitySupreme Court of Missouri · 1899
- McKissick v. City of St. LouisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1900
- Anthony v. City of St. JosephMissouri Court of Appeals · 1911
3Cited by6 opinions
- Lynch v. Webb City School District No. 92Missouri Court of Appeals · 1967
- Glasgow v. City of St. JosephSupreme Court of Missouri · 1944
- Hebenheimer v. City of St. LouisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1916
- City of Woodward v. BowderSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1916
- Maxwell v. Kansas City, Mo.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1932
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