Bishop v. . Village of Goshen
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Supreme Court in the second judicial department, entered upon an order made July 21,1887, which affirmed a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a verdict and affirmed an order denying a motion for a new trial. The nature of the action and the material facts are stated in the opinion.. The motion for a nonsuit should have been granted.
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Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Supreme Court in the second judicial department, entered upon an order made July 21,1887, which affirmed a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a verdict and affirmed an order denying a motion for a new trial. The nature of the action and the material facts are stated in the opinion.. The motion for a nonsuit should have been granted. The evidence did not establish any actionable neglect of the village authorities which caused the plaintiffs, injury. (Allen v. New Gas Co., 17 Eng. Rep. 420, 424; McCaffrey v. R. R. Co., 47 Hun, 404; Bandee…
1Opinion of the CourtPotter, J.
This action was brought to recover damages which the plaintiff alleged she had sustained by reason of a fall upon the sidewalk of the defendant, caused without any fault upon her part, and through the negligent and improper manner of constructing the sidewalk and curbing, and of the unsafe and unsuitable materials of which the curb was constructed, and through negligence in permitting the same to remain in that condition to the time of the fall and injury. The complaint also alleges that the defendant negligently per mitted the same to become out of repair and dangerous and unsafe for a long…
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