Robbins v. Boyer

The complaint alleges that defendants “ placed and maintained on the public sidewalk a display rack which they knew or should have known would cause injury to a pedestrian; ’ ’ also that the infant plaintiff “ was caused to sustain personal injuries when his right ring finger came into contact with said display rack ”. It further alleges that the placing of the display rack on the sidewalk “ constituted a nuisance, menace and a trap ”.

The proof showed that the rack, containing garden tools, was placed on the sidewalk in front of defendants’ place of *450business; that the infant ran by the rack,…