McCabe v. Mackay

Section 159 of the Building Code of the City of New York provides that “ provision shall be made for the adequate fighting by artificial fight of all stairways hallways and other means of exit.” The evidence establishes that at the time of the accident the stairway at the point where plaintiff fell was in darkness, the fight at that place being extinguished. It seems quite obvious that the ordinance aforesaid, fairly interpreted, requires more than the making of initial provision for proper illumination at the time of the construction of the building. The owner is obliged to exercise…