148 Ky. 17 | Ky. Ct. App. | 1912
Opinion op the Court by
Reversing.
Ou the north side of West Third street, in Lexington, adjacent to its intersection with Broadway, in the sum
Under the facts the trial court erred in not granting defendant’s motion for a peremptory instruction. The city is not-a guarantor of the safety of pedestrians upon her sidewalks. It is enough if the streets are kept in a reasonably safe condition for those exercising ordinary care for their own safety. Customarily, of course, the question of whether a sidewalk or street is in an. ordinarily safe condition is for the jury; and yet it would be manifestly begging the question to say that, no matter
The judgment of the trial court is reversed.