Legal Opinion

Cutshall v. City of Keokuk

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided December 14, 1918PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Appeal from Lee District Court. — W. S. Hamilton, Judge. Action to recover damages for injuries claimed to have resulted from a fall upon defendant’s sidewalk. At the conclusion of plaintiff’s evidence, the court directed a verdict for the defendant. Plaintiff appeals.

1Opinion of the Court

Gaynor,. J.

This action is brought to recover darhages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by the plaintiff by reason of a fall upon defendant’s sidewalk, caused, as she says, by the negligence of the defendant in *809permitting the sidewalk to be obstructed at the point where she fell. For a better understanding of the conditions present at the time of the fall, we will say that Main Street runs east and west. Eighth Street runs north and south, and crosses Main Street at right angles. On the east side of Eighth Street, at the intersection of Eighth and Main, is what is known in…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Lerner v. City of PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1908
  2. Mathews v. City of Cedar RapidsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1890
  3. Bender v. Incorporated Town of MindenSupreme Court of Iowa · 1904
  4. Barce v. City of ShenandoahSupreme Court of Iowa · 1898
  5. In re the Estate of AdamsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1913

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Ege v. BornSupreme Court of Iowa · 1931
  2. Cratty v. City of OskaloosaSupreme Court of Iowa · 1921
  3. Seiser v. Incorporated Town of RedfieldSupreme Court of Iowa · 1930
  4. Greenlee v. City of Belle PlaineSupreme Court of Iowa · 1927
  5. Smith v. Town of HudsonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1926

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