Jones v. City of Kansas

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Wedell, J.:

This was an action to recover damages from a city *592by reason of personal injuries caused by a defect in a concrete sidewalk. Plaintiff prevailed, and defendant appeals.

Defendant first contends the claim of injury filed with the city and the petition misdescribed the place of injury and that this was fatal to plaintiff’s right of recovery. A statement filed with the city, setting forth the time and place of an accident, and the circumstances relating thereto, is a condition precedent to the maintenance of an action. (G. S. 1935, 12-105.) The…