City of Jeffersonville v. McHenry
Indiana Court of Appeals
Erom the Scott Circuit Court.
1Opinion of the CourtRobinson, J.
— Appellant appeals from a judgment in appellee’s favor for damages for injuries received on a defective sidewalk. The injury occurred in June, 1874, when appellee was between two and three years old. This suit was brought after appellee reached his majority.
The special verdict shows these facts: In June, 1874, in the brick pavement on the west side of a public improved street of appellant city were two holes or excavations about three feet wide, four feet long, and five or six feet deep, extending from the pavement down through a wall into a cellar; that appellee when between two and three…
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