Freeman v. City of Minneapolis

Julius J. Olson, Justice.

Plaintiff Josephine Freeman was injured on April 16, 1943, when, as her attorney puts it, “one of her shoed feet caught in a hole in the sidewalk which threw her violently forward onto the walk.” The accident happened in front of the Crystal Super Market located at 22 West Lake street in Minneapolis. Defendant Salitérman and certain associates owned the abutting building and there operated a grocery store and meat market. Mrs. Freeman brought this action to recover damages for her injuries, joining the city and the property owners as defendants. Her theory is that the…