Harrington v. City of Hamburg
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Fremont District Court. — Hon. G-eorge Carson, Judge. Action to recover for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff in falling into a ditch. There was a trial by jury, and a verdict and judgment in favor of the plaintiff. The defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtRobinson, C. J.
Main street, in the city of Hamburg, extends from north to south, and is crossed by J street, which extends from east to west. At the intersection of those streets is a ditch four or five feet wide, and from three to five feet in depth. Over the ditch is á bridge, which extends from east to west a distance of nearly forty-seven feet. At the sides of Main street are sidewalks. The distance between the east end of the bridge and the sidewalk east of it is about twenty-one feet. In the evening of the twenty-third day of December, 1889, when it was dark, the plaintiff started from the business…
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