Lincoln National Bank v. Butler

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• reversing judgment for the city where a pedestrian fell in a hole in a sidewalk, because “[i]f the city could have ascer- tained the defect, its failure to do so is negligence on its part”
• “It is the duty of the city to keep its streets and sidewalks in a reasonably safe condition, so that persons can pass thereon in safety by day or night.” (emphasis added)

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).