Schnee v. City of Dubuque
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Dubuque District Court. — Hon. Feed O’Donnell, Judge. ActioN to recover for injuries received by plaintiff’s intestate, a boy of about nine years of age, wbo fell from a sidewalk in the business part of defendant city to the gutter, and died immediately as a result of such fall. There was a verdict for the defendant. The court, on plaintiff’s motion, granted a new trial, and defendant now appeals from that order.
1Opinion of the CourtMcClain, J.
The first contention for appellant is that the notice of the injury given within thirty days was not such as is required under Code, section 1051, which pro-1. personal injury: notice to city. vides that such notice shall state the ‘"nature and cause of such injury or damage, and the time when, and the place where, such injury occurred, and the particular defect or negligence of the city or its officers ■which it is claimed caused or contributed to the injury or damage.” The notice is sufficiently specific as to the place *461and time of tbe injury. As to tbe nature and canse c»f tbe injury, and…
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