Brown v. City of New York
New York Supreme Court
Action to recover damages for injuries occasioned by reason of the alleged negligence of the defendant and by a continuing nuisance.
1Opinion of the CourtMcAdam, J.
On the 9th day of December, 1898, the infant plaintiff was a pupil in attendance at primary department of Public School No. 108, situated in Mott street, between Canal and Bayard streets. During the recess hour she fell in the playground, which had a board floor, and through the defective condition of the floor the plaintiff’s right leg, up to the knee, went into a hole in the flooring, in consequence of which several splinters of wood were forced into said leg, causing serious injury to the plaintiff, for which she sues to recover $25,000. The defect had existed for a sufficient length of…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Hill v. City of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1877
- Maxmilian v. . MayorNew York Court of Appeals · 1875
- Ham v. Mayor of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1877
- Howard v. City of WorcesterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1891
- Lefrois v. . County of MonroeNew York Court of Appeals · 1900
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- Wahrman v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1906