FIELDS v. KANSAS CITY

No. 23330.

358 S.W.2d 96 (1962)

Gerald K. FIELDS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. KANSAS CITY, Missouri, a Municipal Corporation, Defendant-Respondent.

Kansas City Court of Appeals, Missouri.

June 4, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert L. Robertson, Fred J. Freel, Kansas City, Marvin Pollard, Ludlow, Walter A. Raymond, Kansas City, for appellant.

Keith Wilson, Jr., City Counselor, John J. Cosgrove, Associate City Counselor, Robert A. Meyers, Associate City Counselor, Kansas City, for respondent.


SPERRY, Commissioner.

Plaintiff fell into an open manhole in a public alley, in Kansas City. He sued defendant City for damages for personal injuries suffered from the fall. There was a verdict and judgment for plaintiff in the amount of $10,000 but, on motion, the Court granted a new trial for error in plaintiff's instruction No. 1. Plaintiff appeals.

Plaintiff testified to the effect that, in the evening of Sept. 5, 1956, at about 8:00 P. M., while it was...

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