Missouri Court of Appeals December 6, 1909 (Barnes v. City of St. Joseph)

BROADDUS, J. —

This suit is to recover damages for personal injuries plaintiff claims to have sustained by reason of the unsafe condition of one of the city’s streets.

The place of injury was on what was known as Highly Street where it intersects with an alley. From the end of the sidewalk the crossing over the alley had not been improved by pavement or otherwise.