Kercher v. City of Conneaut

This is an appeal on questions of law from a judgment of the Court of Common Pleas of Ashtabula county. The parties will be designated as plaintiff and defendant. Due to the numerous issues involved, we shall state the facts quite fully from the pleadings.

The cause was tried in the Common Pleas Court and a verdict was rendered in favor of plaintiff for $5,000. Motion for a new trial was overruled and judgment was rendered on the verdict. The operative facts, as alleged in the petition of plaintiff, are substantially as follows: The defendant is a municipal corporation. Among certain dedicated…