Wilson v. Jaybro Realty & Development Co.

The defendants are landlord and tenant. The demised premises were used by the defendant-tenant as a grocery store. The female plaintiff, a customer of the defendant-tenant, on leaving the store in the daytime, stepped into an opening in the concrete sidewalk and fell. In these actions to recover damages for her consequent injuries and for resultant loss of her services, the plaintiffs had a verdict against both defendants. The Trial Term set aside the verdict against the defendant-tenant and granted that defendant a new trial. Judgment in favor of the plaintiffs was entered against the…