Eckert v. City of New York

Dowling, J.:

On the 9th day of February, 1920, just prior to eight-thirty p. m., the plaintiff fell on the icy sidewalk on Broadway in front of the building on southeast corner of Broadway and One Hundred and Tenth street, in the city of New York, and broke her wrist.

She was walking on Broadway, not in the center of the sidewalk, but looking into the shop windows, and when she reached the corner building saw that the sidewalk was icy. However, she did not see the spot where she slipped. The corner was brightly lighted so that it was possible to see where she was stepping.

The ice was three or…