Goodwyn v. City of Shreveport
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from First Judicial District Court, Parish of Caddo; E. W. Sutherlin, Judge. Action by Mattie A. Goodwyn against the City of Shreveport. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtProyosty, J.
As plaintiff was walking upon the sidewalk of one of the residence streets of the city of Shreveport in broad daylight her foot struck against an inequality in the sidewalk, and she stumbled and fell, and was seriously hurt; and she brings this suit in damages against the -city, alleging that, in allowing this inequality to remain in this sidewalk, the city was guilty of negligence. Plaintiff is a trained nurse, 35 years old, and wears glasses.
[1] The inequality resulted from one property owner having made his sidewalk slightly higher than that of his neighbor. This higher sidewalk was of…
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2Cases cited22 opinions
- Beltz v. . City of YonkersNew York Court of Appeals · 1895
- City of Indianapolis v. CookIndiana Supreme Court · 1884
- Terry v. . Village of PerryNew York Court of Appeals · 1910
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- Kleiner v. City of MadisonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1899
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