Tillotson v. City of Davenport

I. Appellant’s first assignment is that the court erred in overruling its motion for a directed verdict on the ground appellee was contributorily negligént as a matter of law. Our conclusion is the court was right in overruling the motion.

Appellee was the only witness for appellant. Appellee’s evidence is substantially as follows:

The walk in front of appellee’s home was clear, hut south of her borne it was cohered with ice and snow. Appellee slipped and fell on this walk on the evening of January 21, 1941, and received the injuries for which she seeks damages. On January 17, 1941, 3 inches of…