Cressy v. Town of Postville
Decision Date | 15 June 1882 |
Citation | 12 N.W. 757,59 Iowa 62 |
Parties | CRESSY v. TOWN OF POSTVILLE |
Court | Iowa Supreme Court |
Appeal from Alamakee District Court.
ACTION to recover for personal injuries sustained from a fall upon a sidewalk along a street of the town. The petition is in the following language:
The answer denies the allegations of the petition and avers that the accident was caused by plaintiff's negligence.
There was a verdict and a judgment rendered thereon for plaintiff. Defendant appeals.
REVERSED.
S. S Powers and L. E. Fellows, for appellant.
Robert Quigly and L. O. Hatch, for appellee.
The District Court at the trial of the case gave the jury an instruction in the following language:
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