Warren v. City of Denison
Texas Supreme Court
Error to Court of Civil Appeals for Fifth District, in an appeal from Grayson County. Anna Warren sued the City of Denison and the Denison Light and Power Company for personal injuries caused by her fall upon the sidewalk of Woodard Street from an abutting lot, the front of which was several feet above the walk, and upon which she had strayed by reason of the darkness and the manner in which the street had been graded.
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Error to Court of Civil Appeals for Fifth District, in an appeal from Grayson County. Anna Warren sued the City of Denison and the Denison Light and Power Company for personal injuries caused by her fall upon the sidewalk of Woodard Street from an abutting lot, the front of which was several feet above the walk, and upon which she had strayed by reason of the darkness and the manner in which the street had been graded. She recovered, against the city only, a judgment which was reversed by the appellate court on the grounds stated in this opinion. Plaintiff thereupon applied for writ of error,…
1Opinion of the Court
GAINES, Chief Justice.
The plaintiff in error brought this suit io recover of the City of Denison and the Denison Light and Power ■Company damages for personal injuries alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the city in the construction of certain sidewalks, and ■of the Light and Power Company in failing to keep the streets of the city lighted as it had contracted to do. The city pleaded over against its co-defendant, asking judgment against it in the event the city was found liable. The jury, returned a verdict in plaintiff’s favor against the city, but in favor of the Light and…
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