A Light Pole, A Fall, and a City’s Liability
A jury awards $2,500 to a worker injured while grading South Thirty-first Street.
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A verdict granting $2,500 damages for personal injuries was this morning rendered by a jury in Judge Chapman's court to Domenice Glurlcevic. The suit was against the city on account of injuries received by the plaintiff while working on the grading of South Thirty-first Street, a light pole fell on him.
“The suit was against the city on account of injuries received by the plaintiff while working on the grading of South Thirty-first Street, a light pole fell on him.”
This incident highlights the hazardous nature of early municipal infrastructure work. Workplace safety and city liability remain core legal and civic battlegrounds in modern city hall management.
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