City of Denver v. Aaron

Mendall Aaron brought this action against the city of Denver, a municipal corporation, to recover damages for injuries received by him by 'reason of the dangerous condition in which an excavation in one of its streets, made by The Denver Water Company, was suffered to remain. The facts in evidence were undisputed, and the court directed a verdict in plaintiff’s favor for such amount as in the opinion of the jury from the evidence would compensate him for his injuries. The instructions upon the question of damages are unobjectionable ; they correctly stated the law applicable to the facts, and…