Edwards v. Common Council
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to St. Joseph. (Loveridge, J.) Negligence case. Defendant brings error. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtLong, J.
This action was brought to recover damages for an alleged injury to plaintiff on one of defendant’s sidewalks, which, it was claimed, was so far out of repair that it was not reasonably safe and fit for travel. Plaintiff had verdict and judgment for $675.
It is claimed that plaintiff,, while proceeding along this walk, stepped into a hole four or five inches deep, where a plank had been left out; that she was caught by her toes, which were turned up, and her foot and ankle sprained; that before this time she was a strong woman, but by reason of the injury the foot and ankle became swelled, and…
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