Clair v. City of Kansas City

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Parker, J.:

This is an action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by reason of a fall on an alleged defective sidewalk in the City of Kansas City, Kansas. Throughout the opinion the parties will be referred to as follows: Betty Lou Clair, the plaintiff and appellee, as plaintiff; the defendants, now the appellants, J. B. Rich, et ah, doing business as the Huron Building, as owners; and the defendant City of Kansas City, Kansas, now appellee, as the city.

Plaintiff commenced the action by the filing of a petition in district court wherein…