Legal Opinion · Dissent

Nelson v. City of Denver

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided February 2, 1942No. 14,949Published

1DissentJustice Hilliard

An action for damages for personal injuries resulting from a fall on a city sidewalk. On the eve of trial, the city orally moved for judgment on the pleadings, which was granted.

Plaintiff, proceeding as required in such matters, served written notice of the accident on the city, stating that she caught “her toe on the edge of a cement slab of said sidewalk, which slab was raised approximately two inches above the level of the adjoining slab * * that she was “precipitated to the sidewalk * * * and as a result thereof suffered” the injuries of which com*122plaint is made. In her complaint she…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Harrington v. City of Battle CreekMichigan Supreme Court · 1939
  2. City & County of Denver v. BurrowsSupreme Court of Colorado · 1924
  3. City of Colorado Springs v. PhillipsSupreme Court of Colorado · 1924
  4. Bloomington Canning Co. v. Union Can Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1901

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