O'Connell Ex Rel. Shepard v. Kansas City
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Jackson County. — Hon. Thos. J. Seehorn, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtBland, J.
— This is a suit for damages for personal injuries. Plaintiff recovered a verdict and judgment in the sum of $1725 and defendant has appealed.
The facts show that on August 12, 1919, plaintiff, a girl fifteen or sixteen years of age, was injured while walking in the nighttime over the sidewalk portion of a bridge across Turkey Creek. This bridge was maintained by the defendant as a highway at Thirtieth Street and Southwest Boulevard in Kansas City, Missouri. Plaintiff’s left foot and left limb went through a hole in the bridge to a point in the region of her knee, causing her to fall and to…
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