Aubrey v. McCarthy

Plaintiff had a verdict here against the defendant in an action for personal injuries in the sum of $1,000, which was entered in judgment with interest and costs. The defendant is alleged to have been negligent, because, as asserted by plaintiff, a wooden platform, approximately two by four feet, which was resting on an iron fire escape on the ground floor of the premises where plaintiff resided, tilted with him when he stepped out upon it and he was thrown down the fire escape ladder. He had previously used the fire escape and knew that this wooden platform was on this landing. His reason…