Henry v. City of Nashville

Mrs. Effie Henry slipped into a hole on the sidewalk on Union Street, fell, broke her left arm, and suffered other injuries; and she brought this suit against the City of Nashville for damages, alleging that the city, in allowing the defect to exist, was guilty of negligence causing her injuries.

Defendant city pleaded not guilty, the case was tried before the Circuit Judge and a jury. At the close of the evidence for plaintiff, the Trial Judge directed a verdict for defendant, upon the ground that the hole in the sidewalk did not constitute an actionable defect. Plaintiff appealed in error…