Thomas v. Town of Brooklyn
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal form Poweshiek Circuit Court. Action to recover for personal' injuries sustained by plaintiff, from a fall while passing along one of the streets of the defendant, caused by a defective sidewalk. . There was a verdict and judgment for plaintiff. Defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBeck, J.
We will consider the objections to the judgment of the Circuit Court, in the order we find them presented in the printed argument of defendant’s counsel.
1. MUNICIPAL corporations: defective sidewalks: amendment. After the testimony had been all introduced at the trial, the plaintiff was permitted to amend her petition in that part wherein the cause of her fall was described. The original petition alleged that a loose board gave way, thereby causing plaintiff’s foot to slip into a *439hole in the sidewalk. The amended petition conforming to the proof omits , the allegations about the loose board,…
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