Baker v. Town of Manitou
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the District of Colorado; Robert E. Lewis, Judge. Action by Frank Baker, by his next friend and special guardian, Monett Baker, against the Town of Manitou, Colo. Judgment for defendant, on sustaining demurrer to the complaint, and plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
JOLINSON, District Judge.
Plaintiff in error, a minor 16 years of age, brought suit by his next friend in the court below to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been suffered by him through the negligence of the defendant, the town of Manitou, Colo. Plaintiff was injured on the 31st day of July, 1918. Because of the seriousness of his injuries he was confined in bed under the care of surgeons until the 21st day of November, 1918. On the 13th of January, 1919, he served upon the mayor and board of trustees of the defendant a written notice of his injuries.
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