Evers v. Weil
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from circuit court, Hew York county. Action by John Evers, Jr., by guardian, against Jonas Weil and another, to recover damages for personal injuries. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtDaniels, J.
The respondent, who was born on the 20th of December, 1884, was injured by a fall on a stairway in a tenement building, occupied by his parents and'others, on the 5th of October, 1889. The family were tenants of this' building from the month of October, 1885, and another family occupied the same floor as tenants. The stairs upon which the accident took place were used in common by the occupants of the building, and previous to the occurrence in controversy they were covered with oil-cloth and rubber; and at the place where the plaintiff encountered his fall the oil-cloth and rubber are…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- McCormick v. . Pennsylvania Central R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1872
- Buck v. WebbNew York Supreme Court · 1890
- Lockwood v. Twenty-Third Street Railway Co.New York Court of Common Pleas · 1889
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- Shaw v. ButterworthSupreme Court of Missouri · 1931
- Lucas v. BrownCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1936
- Diehl v. WatsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1903