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CITY OF MEMPHIS v. BIRKNER

292 S.W.2d 195 (1956)

CITY OF MEMPHIS et al. v. Carrie Hicks BIRKNER.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

June 19, 1956.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William A. Sands, Charles C. Crabtree and Winchester & Bearman, Memphis, for plaintiffs in error.

Hanover, Hanover, Hanover & Walsh, Memphis, for defendant in error.

NEIL, Chief Justice.

Carrie Hicks Birkner brought suit in the Circuit Court of Shelby County against the City of Memphis, the Memphis Light, Gas & Water Division and certain named individual Commissioners for damages for personal injuries resulting from the alleged negligent maintenance of a sidewalk and water meter box.

The declaration alleged that on or about the 15th day of November, 1951, while walking on the west side of Lewis Street, plaintiff caught...

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