Hanks v. City of Port Arthur

Mr. Chief Justice CURETOÑ

delivered the opinion of the court.

This case is before us by writ of error. The suit was brought by H. M. Hanks and wife, Jennie Hanks, against the City of Port Arthur, for personal injuries to the latter.

While walking on a cement sidewalk in a thickly settled portion of the City of Port Arthur, Mrs. Hanks stepped into a hole or depression in the sidewalk, fell, and suffered injuries. The condition which caused her to fall is set forth in the pleading as follows:

“That the hole or depression in said sidewalk was about twelve (12) inches wide, twenty-eight (28) inches…