Charney v. Cohen

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Minturn, J.

Isadorc Chame)', the deceased husband of the plaintiff, who was a tenant in the apartment-house of the defendant, in the city of Paterson, while leaning against the guard rail on tlie hack porch, of the second story of the apartment, fell to the ground and was killed by the giving way of the guard rail, while he was engaged in the act of sweeping away the accumulated snow on the balcony, preparatory to *382the plaintiff’s going out to hang up' her washing upon a pulley clothes lip.e, which was attached to the supporting -post or pillar of^ the…