Gilmore v. City of Kansas City

*553The opinion of the court was delivered by

Hoch, J.:

Kansas City and its Board of Public Utilities appeal from a judgment for damages for personal injuries suffered when plaintiff fell into a hole in a parkway. Appellants contend that they had no notice of the defect, that the plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence, and that the verdict was excessive in amount.

On the evening of October 14, 1939, plaintiff Julia Gilmore, a resident of Kansas City, went down town in a car driven by her brother, other passengers being her mother and her son. At about 10:30 p. m. they parked their car on…