Highway Construction Co. v. Sorna

This record presents a single question: Was the plaintiff, Anna Sorna, guilty of contributory negligence as a matter of law, which should prevent her from recovery in this case?

The claims of the respective parties may be thus stated: The construction company contends that a pedestrian may not attempt to pass over a defective condition in a city street in broad daylight when the condition is plainly visible, and of which condition the pedestrian has previously had full knowledge, and then, if injured while attempting to pass over such defective condition, recover damages, when there is another…