Pias v. City of Racine

In ruling on defendant’s motion for a directed verdict the trial court concluded, on the basis of McCormick v. Racine (1938), 227 Wis. 33, 277 N. W. 646, that plaintiff had failed to show an actionable defect in the sidewalk. It said:

“While the general area of the bridge and western approach for pedestrians would naturally excite one’s prejudice against the city of Racine for permitting such an over-all condition to exist, the court is of the opinion that the depression and change in elevation at the point where plaintiff fell comes within the rule laid down in McCormick v. Racine, supra, and…