Legal Opinion

City of Abilene v. Hendricks

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided January 15, 1887PublishedCited by 5 opinions

M'ror from Dickinson District Court. Action to recover damages for bodily injuries. At the February Term, 1885, judgment for plaintiif ■Hendricks, for $1,900. . The City brings the case here. The opinion states the facts.

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Valentine, J.:

This was an action brought by Ida Hendricks against the city of Abilene, to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been received by reason of a fall occasioned by a defective or improperly-constructed sidewalk. The case was tried by the court and a jury, and the jury found a general verdict in favor of the plaintiff and against the defendant, and assessed the damages at $1,900, and in accordance with this verdict the court rendered judgment. To reverse this judgment the defendant, as plaintiff in error, brings the case to…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. State v. MillerSupreme Court of Kansas · 1882
  2. Hollenbeck v. City of MarshalltownSupreme Court of Iowa · 1883
  3. Gibson v. City of WyandotteSupreme Court of Kansas · 1878

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Searle v. Roman Catholic Bishop of SpringfieldMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1909
  2. City of Oklahoma City v. MeyersSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1896
  3. Condemnation of Land for School Purposes Ridglea, Inc. v. Unified School District No. 305Supreme Court of Kansas · 1970
  4. St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Kansas · 1906
  5. White v. City of Bonner SpringsSupreme Court of Kansas · 1916

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