Legal Opinion

City of Sedan v. Church

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided January 15, 1883PublishedCited by 60 opinions

Error from Chautauqua District Court. May 29, 1882, the district court granted plaintiff Church a new trial. This order the defendant City of Sedan brings here for review. The opinion states the facts.

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Valentine, J.:

This was an action brought by Susan B. Church against the city of Sedan, for injuries alleged to have *191-resulted from a fall occasioned by obstructions on a sidewalk. The case was tried before the court and a jury, and the jury found a general verdict in favor of the defendant and against the plaintiff; and the plaintiff then moved for a new trial, upon the grounds that the verdict was contrary to the law and the evidence, and that the court erred in refusing to admit certain evidence, and in refusing to give certain instructions to the…

2Cited by60 opinions

  1. Hogan v. BaileySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1910
  2. Weber v. KirkendallNebraska Supreme Court · 1895
  3. Cit. State Bank of Lawton v. Chattanooga State BankSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1909
  4. Ten Cate v. SharpSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1899
  5. Bateman v. RollerSupreme Court of Kansas · 1949

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