McGovern v. Hope

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Depue, J.

This action was brought by the plaintiff against the defendants as owners and in possession of certain premises designated as Nos. 74 and 76 Newark avenue, in Jersey City. The gravamen of the plaintiff’s action as set out in her declaration is that the defendants illegally, wrongfully and unjustly maintained a pitfall in the sidewalk in front of the buildings on said premises, by means of which the plaintiff was, on the 8th of August, 1897, “severely and permanently injured, bruised and cut about her person,” in consequence of which injuries…