Hicks v. Smith
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the plaintiff, Grace F. Hicks, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the defendants, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Saratoga on the 25th day of June, 1912, upon a dismissal of the complaint by direction of the court at the close of plaintiff’s case upon a trial before the court and a jury at the Saratoga Trial T'erm.
1Opinion of the Court
Howard, J.:
The defendant Smith is the owner of a building in Mechanic-ville, the second floor of which was arranged for the occupation of tenants, the defendant himself residing at the time of the accident just across a driveway from the building. Extensive alterations were being made and the front stairway leading from the street to the second story had been removed from the center to the southerly side of the building. The defendant Johnson was a sub-contractor doing the carpenter work. The principal contractor had agreed to become responsible for all acts and omissions of himself and the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Mullen v. . St. JohnNew York Court of Appeals · 1874
- Dollard v. . RobertsNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
- Sciolaro v. . AschNew York Court of Appeals · 1910
- Volosko v. Interurban Street Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1907
- Wittenberg v. SeitzAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1896
1 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by12 opinions
- Lyons v. LichOregon Supreme Court · 1933
- Huus v. RingoNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1949
- Bloecher v. Estate of DuerbeckSupreme Court of Missouri · 1933
- Medley v. Trenton Investment Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1931
- Woods v. Forest Hill Cemetery, Inc.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1946
7 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.