Wolverton v. Village of Saranac

On November 1, 1908, Bessie Wolverton, the plaintiff, was living with her husband in the defendant village. Late in the evening of that day they were informed that her husband’s mother was dying. They hurriedly dressed and started for the mother’s house, half a mile distant. When they had gone about half the distance, they came to a tar and gravel walk, in which were 10 holes of varying sizes, ranging from 6x7 inches to 36x 36 inches. The depth of them varied from 2 to 6 inches. The plaintiff and her husband were more or less familiar with the walk, and, as they approached the vicinity where…