Neidhardt v. City of Minneapolis
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action, in tbe district court for Hennepin county to recover $5,000 for personal injuries sustained in tbe nighttime by falling into a hole in Minnehaha boulevard, under tbe bridge on Nicollet avenue. Tbe complaint alleged tbe existence of tbe bole for a long time to tbe knowledge of defendant city and tbat the injury occurred without contributory negligence on tbe part of plaintiff.
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Action, in tbe district court for Hennepin county to recover $5,000 for personal injuries sustained in tbe nighttime by falling into a hole in Minnehaha boulevard, under tbe bridge on Nicollet avenue. Tbe complaint alleged tbe existence of tbe bole for a long time to tbe knowledge of defendant city and tbat the injury occurred without contributory negligence on tbe part of plaintiff. Tbe answer expressly denied tbat plaintifE bad been damaged in tbe sum of $5,000, or in any sum whatever, and alleged tbat if she met with an accident, it was occasioned by her own negligence. The bridge…
1Opinion of the CourtO’Brien, J.
Plaintiff bad a verdict because of personal injuries sustained upon a public driveway in Minneapolis under tbe following circumstances: Minnehaha boulevard, of the park system of tbe city, intersects Nicollet avenue at right angles. Tbe park driveway following tbe windings of Minnehaha creek crosses Nicollet avenue under a substantial bridge twenty-five feet high, which forms tbe continuation of tbe avenue. Tbe water from tbe street is conducted to a drain beneath tbe bridge, and by tbe drain to a culvert crossing tbe park driveway beneath its surface, and thence to tbe creek. The drain is…
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