City of Waco v. Darnell

Appellee instituted this suit against appellant to recover damages for alleged personal injuries sustained by her while riding in an automobile driven by another party, which collided with a stump alleged to have been situated on Cleveland street in the city of Waco. The cause was tried to a jury, submitted on special issues, and resulted in a verdict for $17,500, of which amount appellee, on motion for rehearing, remitted $7,500, and judgment final was entered for appellee by the trial court for the sum of $10,-000.

It is revealed by the record that many years ago a street or alley was left…