Reed v. Town of Wellsburg
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Gruncly District Court. — Franklin 0. Platt, Judge. Action to recover damages for personal injury. Verdict for the plaintiff. Motion for a new trial by the defendant. New trial granted. Plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Gaynor, G. J.
1' procéedtags lo uo°n”\Wia^e°d harmless er-This is an appeal from (he action of the district court in granting a new trial. The action was brought to recover damages for alleged personal injury sustained by plaintiff as a result of a fall upon a sidewalk. The facts upon which she based her right to recover are- that the defendant city negligently allowed snow and ice to accumulate upon and cover its sidewalk, rendering the same unsafe and dangerous for the use of persons passing or attempting to pass over it. On the 5th day of March, 1912, while she was attempting to use the…
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