Detroit v. Osborne

Citations

• 135 U.S. 492
• 10 S. Ct. 1012
• 34 L. Ed. 260
• 1890 U.S. LEXIS 2036

Syllabus

<p>It is settled law in Michigan that the failure of a municipal corporation to keep in repair a sidewalk in a public street, when the duty to do so is imposed upon it by statute, does not confer upon a person injured by reason of a defect in such sidewalk caused by neglect of the corporation to perform that duty, a right of action against the corporation to recover for the injury caused thereby.</p> <p>The local law of a State concerning the right to recover from a municipal corporation for injuries caused by defects in its highways and streets is binding upon courts of the United States within the State.</p>