City of Fort Worth v. Jones

This is a suit for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by appellee, a widow, as a result of stepping into a hole on the sidewalk of one of the streets in Fort Worth. The owners of the property abutting on the sidewalk were made parties defendant, but the court dismissed them from the suit in its judgment. The cause was tried on special issues, which were answered in favor of plaintiff below, and a judgment against the city for $2,150 was rendered, from which the city has appealed.

While a number of alleged errors are presented to us, several of which involve matters of more or…