Griffin v. City of Marion
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Linn District Court. — Hon. Milo P. Smith, Judge. This was a suit by plaintiff for damages for personal injuries alleged to have been caused by defective sidewalk and approach thereto. At the close of all the evidence, the court directed the jury to return a verdict for defendant. The plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtPreston, J.
Defendant is a city of the second class. Eighth avenue runs east and west, and Twelfth street runs north and south, crossing and intersecting Eighth avenue. The Methodist Church stands at the southeast corner of the intersection of Eighth avenue and Twelfth street. In going north past the church, on the east side of Twelfth street, when Eighth avenue was reached, there was a step down from the sidewalk to a cement approach. The drop from the top of the walk’to the approach was six and one-half inches. The cement approach slanted to the north down to the level of the asphalt pavement; it…
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