Reynolds v. King
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal by the defendant King from a judgment of the Municipal Court of the city of Rew York, borough of Manhattan, third district, in favor of the plaintiff and against both defendants, rendered after a trial by the court without a jury.
1Opinion of the CourtGiegerich, J.
The action is brought to recover for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff through the fall of a door which formed part of the covering of the entrance from the sidewalk to the cellar of certain premises in the borough of Manhattan, Rew York city. She joined as defendants the owner of the building and the tenant of the cellar and recovered judgment against both.
It appears that the tenant, having occasion to go into the cellar, opened the two iron doors which formed the cover to the stairway and left them standing upright but hooked together by an iron bar. While the plain-tiff was…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Opper v. HellingerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1906
3Cited by3 opinions
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- Ramsey v. StegeAppellate Court of Illinois · 1961