Rottschafer v. City of East Grand Rapids

This is an action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff in a fall on a sidewalk of defendant city of East Grand Rapids between the hours of 10 and 11 p. m., on May 20, 1952. Plaintiff is a married woman, residing with her family about a quarter of a block from where the accident occurred. The accident occurred opposite the premises at 703 Cambridge boulevard.

On the evening in question plaintiff had walked to a nearby drug store. She was wearing a rain-type coat, and thick composition-soled walking shoes. The night was dark and there was a large tree between the…