Ahern v. City of Des Moines

Wennerstrum, J.-

-Plaintiff, in an action against the City of Des Moines, Iowa, sought recovery for damages sustained as the result of personal injuries received. He contended that he fell upon ice which the city had allowed to remain upon a sidewalk. He asserted that this icy condition had developed as a result of the drainage of water from a downspout on a building, which water drained across and froze on a walk that was adjacent to the building. The defendant claimed that there was no showing of any condition other than one of slush and water and that it was not liable for this temporary…