Benson v. City of Ottumwa
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Wapello District Court. — Hon. M. A. Roberts, Judge. Action to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have resulted to the plaintiff from negligence of the defendant in maintaining a sidewalk in an unsafe condition. From a judgment on a verdict in plaintiff’s favor, the defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMcClain, J.
The accident to the plaintiff resulting in the injuries for which he seeks to recover damages occurred September 23, 1906, on a sidewalk in the defendant city. The plaintiff, who was then a minor, instituted his action through his father as next friend within three months, as required by Code, section 3447, paragraph 1, when no written notice specifying the time, place and circumstances of the injury has been served upon the corporation within sixty days from the happening of such injury. In the petition filed by the father as next friend it was alleged that the minor suffered severe injuries…
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- Cahill v. Illinois Central RailroadSupreme Court of Iowa · 1908
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- Little v. Pottawattamie CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1904
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