Beane v. St. Joseph and Inv. Co.

Plaintiff, while walking south on the sidewalk along the west side of Fifth street between Francis and Felix streets in the city of St. Joseph, Missouri, fell and broke his hip by reason of an accumulation of ice which had formed thereon at a point adjacent to premises owned by the defendant Brittain Investment Company. He brought this suit for damages against the city .of St. Joseph and the said Investment Company, the adjacent property owner. The latter was made a party in obedience to the requirements of section 7954, Revised Statutes 1919, which provides that whenever the city is made…