Brooklyn Elevated Railroad v. City of Brooklyn
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Submission of a controversy upon an agreed statement of facts, pursuant to section 1279 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
1Opinion of the Court
Cullen, J.:
The defendant,, the City of Brooklyn, constructed a sewer through Marcy and other avenues which intersect Lexington avenue, upon which lattér street plaintiff maintains an elevated railroad. The contract of the defendant for the construction of the sewer provided that the contractor should support the sides of the excavation with suitable plank and shoring. In the progress of the work this requirement was complied- with, but on account of the proximity of plaintiff’s structure to the excavation for the sewer, proper regard for the safety of the traveling public, to guard against…
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