Wagner v. Welling

The sole question to be determined upon this appeal is whether the defendant or some one else was responsible, as a matter of law, for the negligence resulting in the accident, and for which negligence this action was brought. The verdict of the jury must be taken as resolving all the questions of fact in favor of the plaintiff, there being on each point of dispute some evidence in support of the plaintiff’s version. The plaintiff was injured by the fall of what is described as a “sidewalk elevator,” running from the street to the basement. The defendant was sued as owner of the building. Her…