Burrows v. Village of Lake Crystal
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by defendant from an order of the district court for Blue Earth county, Severance, J., denying a motion to set aside the verdict and for a new trial.
1Opinion of the Court
CANTY, J.2
This is an action against the village of Lake Crystal for damages for personal injury, which, it is claimed, was caused by the negligence of the defendant in permitting a sidewalk on one of its public streets to be defective, and out of repair. The plaintiff recovered a verdict, and from an order denying its motion for a new trial the village appeals.
1. It appears by the evidence that the sidewalk in question was constructed by laying four stringers on the ground lengthwise with the walk and parallel with each other, and nailing the planks for the floor of the walk across these…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Morse v. Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1883
3Cited by3 opinions
- O'Brien v. City of St. PaulSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1911
- Tracey v. City of MinneapolisSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1932
- Asplind v. Fred W. Pearce Corp.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1928