City of Glasgow v. Gillenwaters
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Case 20 — Action to Recover Damages for Personal Injuries. APPEAL FROM BARREN CIRCUIT COURT. Judgment-for Plaintiff and Defendant Appeals.
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Case 20 — Action to Recover Damages for Personal Injuries. APPEAL FROM BARREN CIRCUIT COURT. Judgment-for Plaintiff and Defendant Appeals. Appellant ,was injured by coming in contact with a barbed wire stretched across one of the streets of the city of Glasgow in the night time; on his way to the depot and has sued the city for damages, claiming that thé city negligently failed to provide danger signals or lights about said obstruction, and said obstruction and the absence of lights, were known to the city, its agents and servants and unknown to him. Appellant in its answer denied negligence…
1Opinion of the Court
*143Opinion of the court by
JUDGE O’REAR
Affirming.
Appellant city, by ordinance, let tlie contract for tlie improvement of one of its streets. Rians and specifications were included in' the agreement executed between the city and the contractor. In doing the work the street was so torn up as to render it unsafe for travel. The contractor, by his servants, caused a barbed wire to be strung from a telephone pole standing at the edge of the pavement to the opposite side of the street, to prevent travel over the portion undergoing repairs. The wire was about five feet from the ground. While the street…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Storrs v. . the City of UticaNew York Court of Appeals · 1858
- City of Logansport v. DickIndiana Supreme Court · 1880
- Brusso v. . City of BuffaloNew York Court of Appeals · 1882
- Mayor of Baltimore v. O'DonnellCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1880
- Fugate v. City of SomersetCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1895
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- City of Louisville v. HaughCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1914
- Gaines' Administratrix v. City of Bowling GreenCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1930
- City of Louisville v. KeherCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1904
- City of Lawrenceburg v. LayCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1912
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