City of Eskridge v. Lewis

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Johnston, J.:

This was an action for personal injuries resulting from a defective sidewalk, in which Betty Lewis recovered from the city of Eskridge a judgment for $600. The city asked for a new trial, and based its motion on numerous rulings said to be erroneous, which were made in the course of the trial, but the motion was denied. The defendant in error challenges our right to review these rulings, for the reason that the motion for a new trial was not made within the time prescribed by the code. We find that the record fails to show affirmatively…