CITY OF TUPELO v. VAUGHN

No. 46111.

246 So.2d 88 (1971)

CITY OF TUPELO v. Mrs. Ruth VAUGHN.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

March 22, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mitchell, Rogers & Eskridge, Tupelo, for appellant.

Walter M. O'Barr, Okolona, Billy W. Shelton, Tupelo, for appellee.


GILLESPIE, Presiding Justice.

Mrs. Ruth Vaughn recovered a judgment against the City of Tupelo in the Circuit Court of Lee County for injuries sustained when she tripped and fell at a crevice or gap in a city sidewalk. The city appeals, contending that it was entitled to a directed verdict and that the trial court erred in submitting the case to a jury.

The facts are undisputed. The plaintiff parked her car and put a coin in the parking meter. She then walked...

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