Randolph v. City of Springfield

Plaintiff sued the city of Springfield for $7500 damages for personal injury alleged to have been sustained through the negligence of the city in permitting a sidewalk to become and remain defective. She lost below on demurrer to her petition, because it failed to allege that she gave the city notice required by the statute within thirty days after the accident occurred. The petition, however, contained the following allegations: "That on the 10th day of April, 1921, the plaintiff while walking along said sidewalk using due care and caution caught the heel of her shoe in said hole and was…