Town of Lyons v. Watt
Supreme Court of Colorado
Appeal from the District Court of Boulder County. Hon. Christian A. Bennett, Judge. Action by Emma Watt against the town of Lyons. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Gabbert
Appellee, plaintiff below, brought suit against appellant, as defendant, to recover damages claimed to have been sustained by the negligence of the defendant. A trial on the merits resulted in a verdict and judgment for plaintiff, from which the defendant appeals.
It appears from the testimony that on a vacant lot facing on Main street, in the town of Lyons, there-*240was an unguarded excavation about two feet distant from tbe sidewalk. This lot is located about a hundred feet east of the intersection of Main street and Fifth avenue. Plaintiff fell into this excavation, and was injured. It had…
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