Cody V. New York Telephone Co.

The facts in this case, briefly, as the court understands them, are that Mr. Cody was awakened from his sleep at about twenty minutes of five, on the morning of May 6th, *11771921, by some man passing along the street shouting “fire.” Presumably be saw the fire in the garage. Miss Schill, who lived across the street, says that she was also awakened from sleep by a shout of “fire” that she heard from a passer-by oil the street. That was the first alarm that was given, so far as the evidence goes, of the existence of this fire. Mr. Cody says that he immediately jumped out o'f bed, looked out of…