Pace v. City of Webster City
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Hamilton District Gourt.— Hon. J. H. Bichare, Judge. Action at law to recover damages for a personal injury. On trial the plaintiff had a verdict and judgment, and the defendant appeals.—
1Opinion of the CourtBishop, J.
As plaintiff was walking along a business street of the defendant city on the evening of November 5, 1904, she was injured by falling into a ditch or excavation which extended across the sidewalk space. It seems that the ditch had been dug for the purpose of laying a water pipe to connect the adjoining building with the water main in the street, and to the extent necessary the sidewalk had been temporarily removed. Plaintiff alleges due care on her own part, and negligence on the part of the defendant. In respect to the latter it is charged that said ditch was obviously dangerous and unsafe…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Keyes v. City of Cedar FallsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1899
- Stone v. City of CharlestownMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1873
- Carrington v. City of St. LouisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1886
- Parmenter v. City of MarionSupreme Court of Iowa · 1901
- Bennett v. Incorporated Town of Mount VernonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1904
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Frohs v. City of DubuqueSupreme Court of Iowa · 1914
- Prowell v. City of WaterlooSupreme Court of Iowa · 1909
- Armstrong v. WaffleSupreme Court of Iowa · 1931
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