Sullivan v. City of Syracuse
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from circuit court, Onondaga county. Action by Anna Sullivan against the city of Syracuse for personal injuries. From a judgment entered on a verdict in favor of plaintiff for $200, and from an order denying a motion for a new trial on the minutes, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtHardin, P. J.
Plaintiff's action was brought to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by her while, on the 15th of August, 1891, in passing along Linden street, as she claims, she was-thrown down by a loose or broken board in the sidewalk, and that on that occasion she received a severe blow across both her ankles, and that she sprained both ankles, and received other bodily injury. Plaintiff is a widow, some 55 years of age, who supported herself by her own work; and she alleges she was passing along the sidewalk in question, carrying a basket of eggs *106to a customer of hers, who lived on Harrison…
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