Legal Opinion

Anthony v. Village of Glens Falls

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided April 15, 1896PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Appeal by the defendant, The Village of Glens Falls,.from a judgment- of the- Supreme Court in favor -of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Warren on- the 14th day of November, 1895, upon the verdict of a jury rendered after a trial at the Warren Circuit, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s, office on the 15th day of November, 1895, denying the defendant’s-motion for a new trial made upon the minutes.

1Opinion of the Court

Putnam, J.:

The plaintiff recovered a judgment in the court below for injuries sustained by her in consequence of falling on a sidewalk in one of the streets of the village of Glens Falls. The negligence attributed to the defendant was in allowing a strip of ice on such street: to remain in a dangerous condition for several weeks before and up-to the time of the accident.

The sidewalk at the place where the plaintiff fell was about eight, feet wide, paved with stone and brick, and in good condition. The-snow had been kept shovelled from it during the winter, and the-stone portion at the time of…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Taylor v. . City of YonkersNew York Court of Appeals · 1887
  2. Todd v. . City of TroyNew York Court of Appeals · 1875
  3. Harrington v. . City of BuffaloNew York Court of Appeals · 1890
  4. Kaveny v. . the City of TroyNew York Court of Appeals · 1888
  5. Kinney v. . the City of TroyNew York Court of Appeals · 1888

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Dwyer v. WoollardAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1923
  2. Haight v. City of ElmiraAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1899
  3. Harkin v. CrumbieAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1897
  4. Hooker v. Town of HanoverAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1936
  5. Beck v. City of BuffaloAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1900

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