City of Danville v. Vanarsdale

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Thomas

Reversing.

Between 7 and 7:30 p. m., on July 23, 1929, the appellee and plaintiff below, Lottie Yanarsdale, was walking on the concrete sidewalk along the west side of Maple avenue in the city of Danville, Ky. To her right and abutting on that street was located the Maple Avenue school, with its playgrounds. In the grass plot between the walk she was traveling and the west curb of the street was a fire hydrant to which was attached a fire hose, and from thence it ran across the walk into the school grounds. Plaintiff stumbled over it and fell upon the…