Nothdurft v. City of Lincoln

Jackson, C.

On January 18, 1901, the plaintiff in error instituted an action in the district court for Lancaster county against the defendant in error to recover damages on account of an injury alleged to have been sustained by his wife on a defective sidewalk on January 22, 1900. The allegations of the petition important to the inquiry are: “That on the 12th day of February, 1900, the plaintiff filed, and caused to be filed, for the purpose of giving-notice of the accident on his account and for his own benefit, as well as on the account and benefit of his wife, in the office of the city…