Newberry v. City of St. Louis

This is an action to recover damages for personal injury sustained by plaintiff when she "slipped and fell" on a sidewalk in the city of St. Louis at a place where, it is alleged, a "strip" of ice extended from the adjacent property upon and across the sidewalk. The owners of the adjacent property and the city of St. Louis are joined as defendants. The petition prays damages in the sum of $10,000. The verdict of the jury was against the defendant property owners, assessing damages in the amount of $1250, and in favor of the defendant city of St. Louis. Plaintiff's motion for a new trial as to…