Daniels v. Iowa City
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Johnson District Court. — Ralph Otto, Judge. Action for damages resulted in judgment against defendant, from which, it appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLadd, J.
1. Municipal CORPORATIONS: excavations In street: jury question. I. On the 54th anniversary of her birth, May 2, 1916, the plaintiff started from her home, on Sheridan Avenue, for that of Jacobs, on Oakland Avenue, to pay a promissory note. This was at 8 o’clock in the evening. The rain was falling, so that she carried an umbrella; and the night was dark. She went directly east, four blocks, and turned north on the cement sidewalk on the west side of Oakland Avenue. She had not taken this route before, and, upon reaching the end of the walk, and before reaching her destination, she stepped…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Hanson v. City of AnamosaSupreme Court of Iowa · 1916
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3Cited by2 opinions
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