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Municipal corporations—Negligence—Action against municipality for injuries sustained by fall upon an icy sidewalk—Dismissal of appeal from judgment of Appellate Division, Ont. (63 Ont. L.R. 247) sustaining judgment at trial for damages against municipality.

APPEAL by the City of Ottawa (defendant) from the judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of Ontario[1] dismissing its appeal from the judgment of McEvoy J., in favour of the plaintiff for damages against the City for injuries sustained by a fall upon an icy sidewalk.

On the conclusion of the argument of counsel for the appellant, and without calling on counsel for the respondent, judgment was delivered orally, dismissing the appeal with costs.

Appeal dismissed with costs.

F.B. Proctor K.C. for the appellant.

A.O’Connor for the respondent.

 



[1] (1928) 63 Ont. L.R. 247.

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