Graham v. Town of Oxford
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Johnson District Court. — -Hon. M. J. Wade, Judge. Action at law to recover for injuries alleged to have been caused by negligence on the part of the defendant. There was a trial by jury, and a verdict and judgment for the plaintiff. The defendant appeals.—
1Opinion of the CourtRobinson, J.
In the evening of the first day of April, 1894, the plaintiff fell on a sidewalk of the ■defendant, and received the injuries for which she :seeks to recover. About ten days before the accident .occurred a new sidewalk was built in front of the ■premises of one Mrs. Scanlon. That walk was a continuation of an old walk in front of the premises of .one Windrem, and at the place where they were connected the new walk was a few inches higher than the old one, the difference in height being variously .estimated by witnesses at from two to. eight inches. The plaintiff claims that it was from four…
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