City of Keokuk v. Independent District
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Lee District Gowrt. Action at law. The petition alleges that defendant is the owner of a certain lot in the city of Keokuk; that a sidewalk along the street upon which the lot is situated became and continued for a long time out of repair and in a dangerous condition; that one Charlotte Stanwood, while passing upon the sidewalk, in the exercise of due care, incurred great bodily injuries by a fall caused by the dangerous condition of the walk, and that in an…
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Appeal from Lee District Gowrt. Action at law. The petition alleges that defendant is the owner of a certain lot in the city of Keokuk; that a sidewalk along the street upon which the lot is situated became and continued for a long time out of repair and in a dangerous condition; that one Charlotte Stanwood, while passing upon the sidewalk, in the exercise of due care, incurred great bodily injuries by a fall caused by the dangerous condition of the walk, and that in an action against the city she recovered a large judgment, which, with costs,. the plaintiff has paid. The petition alleges…
1Opinion of the CourtBeck, J.
i. municipat. aefoctive°llb: liawiity of owner. I. The evidence introduced by plaintiff upon the trial in the court below sustains the allegations of its petition touching the condition of the sidewalk and the action and judgment for injuries sustained by Mrs. Stanwood. It is also shown thai under the ordinances of the city sidewalks are required in certain cases to be constructed. Notice is given the owner of lots abutting upon the street requiring him to canse such walks to be made within a time prescribed by the city council. If he fail or refuse to comply with the requirements the city…
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