Sharp v. City of Carthage

This is a suit for personal injuries. The plaintiff fell, when she stepped into a depression or hole in the pavement on Fourth Street, in the city of Carthage. She alleged injuries to her right ankle and leg, causing great pain, resulting in inability to walk without crutches or a cane, and entailing upon her large expense. She asked damages in the sum of $15,000, and the verdict was in favor of defendant. After the appeal was taken the plaintiff was adjudged to be a person of unsound mind and the cause has been revived in the name of her guardian.

Fourth Street runs east and west along the…