Best v. City of St. Joseph

Plaintiff sued the city of St. Joseph for injuries received from a fall upon a sidewalk in said city. Her petition charged that at the point in question rough, knotty, uneven and slippery ridges of ice had formed and remained for a long time prior to the accident and had rendered the sidewalk dangerous and unsafe.

There was evidence tending to fully support every issue raised by the petition, and the jury found a verdict for her in the sum of $1000.

Plaintiff’s evidence also showed that the walk itself was rough and uneven having been constructed of blocks of cement laid loosely upon the ground…