City of Miami v. Lawson

PEARSON, Judge.

The City of Miami, defendant in the trial court, appeals from a final judgment entered upon a jury verdict for the plaintiff in an action for personal injuries. The negligence found was that the city carelessly maintained its street so that a pothole developed and existed for a sufficient period of time that the city was upon constructive notice thereof. The appellant filed twenty-four assignments of error; all of which urge that the court should have directed a verdict for the defendant, either, (a) at the conclusion of the case for the plaintiff, or (b) at the close of the…