Bush v. Columbus (City)

OPINION

By MILLER, J.

This is an action against the City of Columbus, wherein the plaintiff is seeking to recover for personal injuries received as a result of a fall upon an alleged unsafe sidewalk.

The first question presented is whether §3714 GC which imposes upon a municipal corporation the burden of keeping its sidewalks in repair and free from nuisances has application to an unimproved pathway located upon premises dedicated and accepted for highway purposes, but which has never been open to public travel, although it has been used as a public way for an extended period of time. The…