City & County of Denver v. Perkins

Appellee, as plaintiff, brought this action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained through tiie alleged negligence of the appellant. It is claimed this negligence consisted in permitting an excavation to be and remain in one of the streets of the city for the purpose of laying curbing, etc. A trial resulted in a verdict and judgment for plaintiff, from which defendant appeals.

The sufficiency of the notice required by the charter of the city is the first question presented. The *161contention is, that it did not correctly state the place where the injury occurred, and for this reason…