Smith v. City of Kansas City

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Parker, J.:

In this action plaintiff seeks to recover damages against the city of Kansas City for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by her when she stepped upon the lid of a manhole in a catch basin constructed and maintained by the city. The defendant’s demurrer to plaintiff’s evidence was overruled and it elected to stand on such demurrer without offering any evidence in support of defenses set forth in its answer. The appeal is from the order overruling the demurrer to the evidence and from the judgment rendered by the trial court upon…