Collins v. City of Council Bluffs
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Mills District Oourt. Action to recover damages sustained by Lerretta Collins, tbe wife of tbe other plaintiff, from an injury resulting from a fall caused by tbe accumulation of ice and snow in tbe street of defendant. There was a verdict and judgment in tbe sum of $15,000 for plaintiffs. Defendant appeals. Tbe facts of tbe case, necessary for an understanding of tbe points ruled, are stated in tbe opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtBeok, J.
Tbe plaintiff, Lerretta Collins, on tbe night of January 4, 1869, while passing. along tbe sidewalk of Broadway, one of tbe streets of tbe city of Council Bluffs, *326in company with, her husband, fell violently, breaking the bone of her left thigh. The fall was caused by the pavement being rendered slippery and unsafe from ice and snow accumulated thereon. The snow had not been removed from the pavement when the accident occurred. It was, to some extent, thawed during the day-time, and as there was a great amount of travel along the sidewalk — the street being the principal thoroughfare of the…
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