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THE CITY OF PROVIDENCE v. CLAPP

58 U.S. 161 (1854)

17 How. 161

THE CITY OF PROVIDENCE, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. DANIEI R. CLAPP.

Supreme Court of United States.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

It was argued by Mr. Ames, for the plaintiff in error, and by Mr. Jencks, for the defendant.

Mr. Justice NELSON delivered the opinion of the court.

This is a writ of error to the circuit court of the United States for the district of Rhode Island.

The suit was brought in the court below against the city of Providence, to recover damages for an injury occasioned by an obstruction on the side-walk in one of its principal streets. The obstruction consisted of a ridge of hard-trodden snow and ice on the centre...

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