City of Miami v. Eichardt

PEARSON, Judge.

The City of Miami appeals from a final judgment recovered by Regina Eich-ardt, as plaintiff, in an action against the city for personal injury. The complaint alleged that the injuries were sustained when Mrs. Eichardt tripped over the edge of a raised section of sidewalk. At the trial of the cause the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff. The city urges that the trial judge should have directed a verdict for the city because the evidence demonstrated that the defect, alleged to have caused Mrs. Eichardt’s fall, as a matter of law, was not a dangerous condition. It is also…