Keim v. City of Fort Dodge
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Webster District Court.— HoN. J. N. Whit-AKER, Judge. Suit to recover damages for a personal injury caused by a defective sidewalk. Trial to a jury, and a verdict and judgment for the defendant, from which the plaintiff appeals.—
1Opinion of the Court
S'i-ierwin, J.—
1. Evidence: defective of walk. This action is based upon the negligent construction of an apron or approach leading across the gutter from the end of the sidewalk to the street crossing proper. The apron was set in from the outer edge °f the walk about a foot, and while the. plaintiff was passing along the walk, and when she reached the end thereof, she stepped therefrom into the ditch or gutter, and received the injury complained of. This occurred at about 9 o’clock at night. The plaintiff had been living in Ft. Dodge for several years before the accident, and had used its…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Hamilton v. Des Moines Valley R. R.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1872
- City of Freeport v. IsbellIllinois Supreme Court · 1876
- Langhammer v. City of ManchesterSupreme Court of Iowa · 1896
- Mathews v. City of Cedar RapidsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1890
- Nichols v. Incorporated Town of LaurensSupreme Court of Iowa · 1895
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