City of Lafayette v. Weaver

Black, C.

In an action brought by the appellees, Elizabeth Weaver and her husband, against the appellant, to recover damages for injuries to the person of said Elizabetii, resulting from her falling when walking at night upon a sidewalk on one of the streets of said city, the fall being caused* by a defect — an offset — in said sidewalk, an issue was formed, which was tried by a jury, and a verdict was returned for the plaintiffs, on which judgment was rendered.

It is contended that the evidence did not sustain the verdict, *478for the reason that it did not show that the defect in the sidewalk was…