Pearl v. Township of Benton

The plaintiff recovered a judgment against the township for an injury received from the fall of a bridge, and the defendant has appealed.

The appellees brief states that the negligence of thé township consisted in its failure to sink the mudsills of the bridge sufficiently, and that in consequence the water *412washed the dirt from underneath them, and undermined the bents supporting the end of the bridge; also in neglecting to drive piles or posts to prevent the mudsills from slipping; also in neglecting to brace the structure. It was further claimed that the defendant was negligent in failing to…