Dwyer v. Hills Brothers Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, The Hills Brothers Company, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Richmond on the 25th day of March, 1902, upon the verdict of a jury for $5,000, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 31st- day of March, 1902, denying the defendant’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes.
1Opinion of the Court
Woodward, J.:
The plaintiff brings this action to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by reason of the negligence of the defendant in placing a defective mat in front of its store door, to be used in removing the mud and filth, incident to a wholesale fruit establishment, from the feet of persons entering the place. The plaintiff visited the store for the purpose of inquiring for work ; he met one of the defendant’s agents or servants at the door and talked with him about employment, and while thus engaged in conversation the plaintiff stood upon the mat in…
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- Stringham v. . HiltonNew York Court of Appeals · 1888
- McGrell v. Buffalo Office Building Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1897
- Cobb v. WelcherNew York Supreme Court · 1894
- Horton v. Vulcan Iron Works Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1897
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