Morgan v. City of Des Moines
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
In Error to the Oircuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of Iowa. Action by Allelia R. Morgan, by her next friend, B. W. Morgan, against the city of Des Moines, for personal injuries. Defendant obtained judgment on demurrer to the petition. Plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
CALDWELL, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff in error, Allelia R. Morgan, a minor, by her next friend, B. W. Morgan, brought suit against the city of Des Moines, Iowa, in the United States circuit court for the southern district of Iowa, to recover damages for an injury resulting from a defective sidewalk in the city. The petition alleged that the injury occurred on the 25th day of April, 1891, and this suit was commenced on the 29th day of August, 1.892. On the 17th of February, 1888, the general assembly of the state of Iowa passed the following act:
“Cliap. 25. Suits and Claims against Municipal…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Vance v. VanceSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
- Amy v. WatertownSupreme Court of the United States · 1889
- Bennett v. WorthingtonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1866
- Morgan v. City of Des MoinesU.S. Circuit Court for the Southern District of Iowa · 1893
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- Shreve v. CheesmanCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1895
- Hurley v. Town of BinghamUtah Supreme Court · 1924
- Davidson v. City of MuskegonMichigan Supreme Court · 1897
- Dechant ex rel. Dechant v. City of HaysSupreme Court of Kansas · 1923
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