Legal Opinion

Ward v. Salt Lake City

Utah Supreme Court

Decided July 19, 1915No. 2756PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Appeal from District Court, Third- District; Hon. C. W. Morse, Judge. Action by Amanda E. Ward against Salt Lake City. Judgment for pláintiff. Defendant appeals. The following are the cases cited in appellant’s brief, referred to by the court in the opinion: Lansing v. Todian, 37 Mich. 153; Teager v. Elemingsburg, 109 Ky. 746, 60 S. W. 718, 22 Ky. Law Rep. 1442, 53 L. R. A. 791, 95 Am. St. Rep. 400; Gould v. Topeka, 32 Kan 485, 4 Pac. 822, 49 Am.

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Appeal from District Court, Third- District; Hon. C. W. Morse, Judge. Action by Amanda E. Ward against Salt Lake City. Judgment for pláintiff. Defendant appeals. The following are the cases cited in appellant’s brief, referred to by the court in the opinion: Lansing v. Todian, 37 Mich. 153; Teager v. Elemingsburg, 109 Ky. 746, 60 S. W. 718, 22 Ky. Law Rep. 1442, 53 L. R. A. 791, 95 Am. St. Rep. 400; Gould v. Topeka, 32 Kan 485, 4 Pac. 822, 49 Am. Rep. 496; Watters v. Omaha, 76 Neb. 855, 107 N. W. 1007, 110 N. W. 981, 14 Ann. Cas. 750; Shippy v. Au Sable, 65 Mich. 494, 32 N. W. 741; Kemp v.…

1Opinion of the CourtFrick, J.

The plaintiff recovered judgment against the defendant city for personal injuries sustained through the alleged negligence of the city in not maintaining the sidewalk and gutter on a certain street intersection in a reasonably safe condition. The city appeals from the judgment.

The evidence relating to the alleged negligence is brief and without conflict. To aid the reader to better understand the conditions of the gutter and sidewalk at the point of the accident, and to make more clear just what the plaintiff claims, we append the following plat:

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The plaintiff, in substance, testified that on…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Bradley v. ReppellSupreme Court of Missouri · 1896
  2. State ex rel. Star Publishing Co. v. Associated PressSupreme Court of Missouri · 1901
  3. Canavan v. City of Oil CitySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1898
  4. Morris v. Salt Lake CityUtah Supreme Court · 1909
  5. Gallagher v. City of TiptonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1908

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Perrotti v. BennettSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1920
  2. Mayor City Coun., Cumberland v. TurneyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1939
  3. Shugren v. Salt Lake CityUtah Supreme Court · 1916
  4. Quest v. Town of UptonWyoming Supreme Court · 1927
  5. Rose v. Provo CityCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2003

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