Webster v. City of Colfax

This is an action at law, brought by a 66-year-old lady, against the City of Colfax for damages for personal injuries received in a fall upon an allegedly defective sidewalk. There was a general verdict for plaintiff in the amount of $623.23. The general verdict was supplemented by answers to special interrogatories submitted by plaintiff, which denied plaintiff any amount for pain and suffering, past or future, or any amount for loss of earnings and earning capacity in the future, but did allow her $623.23 for past medical expenses. On plaintiff’s motion for a new trial under the provisions…