D'Orsi v. City of New York
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal by defendant from a judgment entered in (he Municipal Court of the city of New York, b'orough of ' Manhattan, first district, in favor of the plaintiff.
1Opinion of the CourtLehman, J.
The plaintiff herein, while lawfully walking along the sidewalk of Baxter street, stepped on the cover of a coal hole on the sidewalk. As he stepped upon the cover it slipped out of place and plaintiff’s legs fell into the hole, causing injuries for which he has recovered judgment for $200 damages and costs. The city of New York was the owner of the land adjacent to the sidewalk upon which the coal hole was situated. The land had been acquired for the city for the erection of a court-house, and was under the control of the court-house board, appointed under the provisions of chapter 336 of…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Maxmilian v. . MayorNew York Court of Appeals · 1875
3Cited by3 opinions
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- Yochelson v. City of New YorkNew York Supreme Court · 1937