Rhyner v. City of Menasha
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of tlie circuit court for Winnebago county: Geo. W. Burwell,.Circuit Judge. The plaintiff brings this action to recover damages for injuries sustained by him by reason of his having fallen in. a hole in one of defendant’s streets. The defect shown was-a hole close to the sidewalk, about two feet long and fifteen inches wide, in the shape of a half moon, apparently caused by surface water from the street running tinder the sidewalk..
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Appeal from a judgment of tlie circuit court for Winnebago county: Geo. W. Burwell,.Circuit Judge. The plaintiff brings this action to recover damages for injuries sustained by him by reason of his having fallen in. a hole in one of defendant’s streets. The defect shown was-a hole close to the sidewalk, about two feet long and fifteen inches wide, in the shape of a half moon, apparently caused by surface water from the street running tinder the sidewalk.. The hole was unguarded. Plaintiff was passing along the-street on a dark, rainy evening, and his hat bletv off. Upon returning from the…
1Opinion of the CourtBardisex, J.
A great multitude of questions are raised •on this appeal. The defendant complains that evidence *205was improperly received; that improper instructions were given, and proper ones refused; that the special verdict is bad; that the-question as to the alleged defect in the street, with the jury’s answer thereto, does not find actionable-negligence; that the question of contributory negligence-was not properly submitted; and that under the evidence-the answers to some of the questions are inconsistent. In fact there are very few things that transpired during the-course of the trial against which…
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