Swart v. Mayor of New York
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from circuit court, New York county. Action by Catherine E. Swart against the mayor, etc., of the city of New York. Defendant appeals from a judgment entered on a verdict for plaintiff, and from an order denying a motion for a new trial.
1Opinion of the CourtBrady, J.
This action was brought by the plaintiff to recover for damages sustained by falling upon the east steps of the city hail, whither she had been summoned as a witness. The accident occurred on the 12th of January, 1887, and the plaintiff is a lady of 60 years. It appeared by the evidence that at the point where the plaintiff’s foot slipped off the step, as she was descending the steps, what is called the “nosing” was entirely broken off, the result of which was that it left the step in a beveled, dangerous, and unsafe condition. No testimony was offered on behalf of the defendant, the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Jennings v. . Van SchaickNew York Court of Appeals · 1888
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