Barce v. City of Shenandoah
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Page District Gourt. — Hon. A. B. Thornell, Judge. Action by Julia Barco against the city of Shenandoah to recover damages for injuries sustained by her upon one of the sidewalks of the defendant city. The case was tried to a jury, resulting in a verdict and judgment for plaintiff in the sum of five hundred and eighty-eight dollars, and defendant appeals.-
1Opinion of the CourtDeemer, C. J.
Plaintiff claims that on the fifth day of November, 1895, she tripped and fell on a street in the defendant city, and, in consequence, received serious injuries, for which she seeks compensation. Defendant denies liability for the accident, and pleads a settlement.
I. No formal answer was made to an amendment to the petition filed during the progress of the trial, but, as the averments were treated as denied, they will be so considered in this court. Appellee contends that the allegations of the petition were admitted, and that defendant’s only defense was a settlement. We have already seen…
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