Skybrock v. Concrete Construction Co.

The decision in this case is determined by the extent of the duty of the defendant to the plaintiff, and whether the plaintiff established that the defendant had acquiesced in permitting residents of the area to cross Lincoln avenue at the place of the accident.

The construction work being done on Lincoln avenue was open and notorious and the plaintiff had an alternate route via paved sidewalks.

There is no question that plaintiff knew that the street was closed and under construction. Barricades had been placed blocking vehicular traffic on Lincoln avenue east of 20th street down to where the…