Morton v. Allen Construction Co.

C. J. WADDILL, Special Commissioner.

Appellant Sallie Mae Morton was injured by stepping into an open manhole. Summary judgment was granted in favor of the appellees, Allen Construction Company and Construction Engineers, Inc.

Appellant was injured on September 27, 1963. For a considerable period prior thereto, appellees had been engaged in certain construction work, including that of...sidewalks, on Maple Street in Winchester. Appellant had observed that work was being done in the general area. The reconstruction of a sidewalk adjacent to the Kroger parking lot required that a manhole between…