Hirst v. City of Missouri Valley
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Harrison District Court. — Earl Peters, Judge. Action for personal injury caused to plaintiff by reason of an alleged defect in a sidewalk in the defendant city. Verdict for the plaintiff, and defendant appeals. —
1Opinion of the CourtFaville, J.
— Huron Street in the appellant city runs east and west. On the north side of said street is a cement sidewalk. Said street is intersected at right angles by an alley. At the junction of the street and alley there is a barn, abutting 16 feet on Huron Street. The sidewalk in question on the north *1226side of Huron Street is six feet wide. It is made of a double row of cement blocks, each three by four feet. There is a small crack between the north and south rows of blocks. Immediately west of this row of cement blocks is the alley crossing, which is also of cement. The four blocks of sidewalk…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Johnson v. City of AmesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1917
- Geer v. City of Des MoinesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1918
3Cited by10 opinions
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