City of Providence v. Clapp
Supreme Court of the United States
This case was brought up by writ of error, from the circuit court of the United States for the district of Rhode Island. It was a suit brought by Clapp ¿gainst the city of Providence, to recover damages for an injury occasioned by an obstruction on the side-walk in one of its principal streets.
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This case was brought up by writ of error, from the circuit court of the United States for the district of Rhode Island. It was a suit brought by Clapp ¿gainst the city of Providence, to recover damages for an injury occasioned by an obstruction on the side-walk in one of its principal streets. The obstruction consisted of a ridge of hard-trodden snow and ice, on the centre of the side-walk, along which the plaintiff was passing in the night time, and by means of which he fell across the ridge; breaking his thigh-bone in an oblique direction. The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff, and…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Nelson
delivered the opinion of.the court.. This,,is a writ of error to the circuit court of the United States • for. the district of Rhode Island.
The suit was brought- in the court below against the city of Providence,.to recover damages for an injury occasioned by an obstruction on the side-walk in one pf its principal streets. The obstruction consisted of a ridge of hard-trodden snow and ice on the centre of the side-walk, along which the plaintiff was passing in the night time, and by means' of which he fell across the ridge, breaking his thigh-bone in an oblique direction.
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