Douglas v. City of St. Louis

REINHARD, Presiding Judge.

Plaintiff was injured when she stepped on a traffic signal access box cover while walking on a city sidewalk. The jury returned a verdict for plaintiff in the amount of $15,000. A judgment was rendered on the verdict and defendant appealed. We affirm.

The sole issue on appeal is whether there was sufficient evidence presented by the plaintiff to make a submissible case on the issue of whether defendant had constructive notice of the defective cover.

Plaintiff testified that she was injured on April 2,1988, when she stepped on a traffic signal access box cover while…