Roberts v. Village of Buhl

This is an action to recover for personal injuries sustained by a fall upon an icy sidewalk in the village of Buhl. It is based upon negligence. Plaintiff was given a verdict for $5,000. The village has appealed from an order denying its alternative motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial.

At right angles to one of the paved streets in the village is an alley across which there is a concrete walk. At the side of the alley is the usual curb and gutter. The village has covered this gutter, in the line of the walk, by iron covers or aprons each of which is about 20…