Bauman v. Be-Jel Realty Corp.

Dobs, J,

The plaintiffs brought this action against the defendant to recover damages for injuries sustained by the infant plaintiff, The plaintiffs claim that these injuries occurred by reason of the negligence of the defendant in maintaining a grating in the sidewalk adjoining defendant’s premises in violation of section 242 of article 17 of chapter 23 of the Code of Ordinances of the city of New York, which reads as follows:

“ No person shall remove or insecurely fix, or cause, procure, suffer, or permit to be removed or to be insecurely fixed, so that the same can be moved in its bed, any…