Legal Opinion

City of Bedford v. Woody

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided November 29, 1899No. 2,923PublishedCited by 8 opinions

From the Lawrence Circuit Court.

1Opinion of the Court

Black, J. —

The appellee sued to recover damages for losses suffered by him through a personal injury to his wife caused by her falling upon a defective sidewalk. A demurrer to the complaint for want of sufficient facts was overruled. It is suggested in argument, that though the complaint contains an averment that the person injured was without fault, yet the facts stated show her negligence, it being claimed in argument on behalf of the appellant that the complaint shows the sidewalk to have been so defective that the appellee’s wife must be regarded as having knowledge of the danger, and the…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. HarriettTexas Supreme Court · 1891
  2. Pennsylvania Co. v. MarionIndiana Supreme Court · 1885
  3. City of Indianapolis v. GastonIndiana Supreme Court · 1877
  4. Gumb v. Twenty-Third Street Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1889
  5. Brosnan v. SweetserIndiana Supreme Court · 1891

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Sibbing v. CaveIndiana Supreme Court · 2010
  2. Smith v. Syd's, Inc.Indiana Supreme Court · 1992
  3. Herrick v. SaylerDistrict Court, N.D. Indiana · 1958
  4. Chemco Transport, Inc. v. ConnIndiana Court of Appeals · 1987
  5. Acme-Evans Co. v. SchnepfIndiana Court of Appeals · 1938

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