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CITY OF BIRMINGHAM v. BOWEN

6 Div. 889.

47 So.2d 174 (1950)

CITY OF BIRMINGHAM v. BOWEN.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

Rehearing Denied May 18, 1950.

On Motion to Modify June 22, 1950.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wm. L. Clark, of Birmingham, for appellant.

D. G. Ewing, of Birmingham, for appellee.

SIMPSON, Justice.

Appeal by the City of Birmingham, Alabama, from a judgment for personal injuries suffered by the plaintiff for the negligence of the City in failing to properly maintain a walkway over a water drain on 20th Street.

The governing rule is well understood. It was the duty of the City to exercise reasonable care in maintaining said sewer so that the public might use the walkway in safety. City of Birmingham v. Mauzey, 214 Ala. 476, 108 So. 382...

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