City of Pikeville v. Williams

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Dietzman

Reversing.

About two o’clock in the afternoon of one day in July, 1923, the appellee was walking along Second street in Pikeville, Kentucky.' Between the Pike Hotel and the Weddington Theatre the sidewalk along Second street crosses an alley which at that time was unmade. The level of the sidewalk was about a foot above that of the alley. In stepping from the sidewalk into' the alley the appellee fell, breaking her thigh and receiving other injuries of a severe nature. Appellee admits that she' knew the alley was there and that it was necessary in .order to…