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Jackson v. City of Grinnell

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided October 23, 1909PublishedCited by 10 opinions

Appeal from Poweshiele District Court. — Hon. K. E. Willcockson, Judge. Action to recover damages for personal injury. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtWeaver, J.

On the night of September 9, 1907, the plaintiff, a young man of twenty-seven years of age, is alleged to have fallen and received an injury upon one of the walks of the defendant city, said fall having been occasioned by the defective condition of the walk, and without fault oh his part. He charges the defendaht with negligence in the maintenance of the walk in question, in that it had permitted the same to become weak, rotten and dilapidated, and to remain in that condition an unreasonable length of time without proper repair. In his original petition plaintiff alleged that in 'said walk…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Kendall v. City of AlbiaSupreme Court of Iowa · 1887
  2. Sylvester v. Incorporated Town of CaseySupreme Court of Iowa · 1900
  3. Thornily v. PrenticeSupreme Court of Iowa · 1903
  4. Scurlock v. City of BooneSupreme Court of Iowa · 1909

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Beach v. City of Des MoinesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1947
  2. Tollackson v. City of Eagle GroveSupreme Court of Iowa · 1927
  3. State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1974
  4. Travers v. City of EmmetsburgSupreme Court of Iowa · 1921
  5. De Wall v. City of SiouxSupreme Court of Iowa · 1917

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