O'Rourke v. The Mayor, Aldermen & Commonalty of the City of New York
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the plaintiff, Leonora M. O’Rourke, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the defendant, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 13th day of January, 1897, upon the dismissal of the complaint directed by the court after a trial before the court and a, jury.
1Opinion of the Court
Williams, J.:
The action was brought to recover damages for injuries to the plaintiff, alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the defendant.
*350On May '7, 1894, the plaintiff, with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Barrett, went for a walk in Central Park, New York city, about nine o’clockm the evening. They were walking northerly upon the path which surrounds the upper Crotón reservoir, and on the Westerly side. It was a clear night, the sky was cloudless and the stars were shining, but the moon was not out. The path was about thirtéen feet wide and was •constructed of crushed stone. They came to…
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