Gleeson v. Brummer
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from circuit court, New York county. Action by Sarah Gleeson, as administratrix of William T. Gleeson, against John Brummer to recover damages for the death of plaintiff’s intestate, alleged to have been caused by falling over certain obstructions on the stairway of defendant’s premises, No. 7 Cornelia street, in New York City. The complaint was dismissed and plaintiff appeals.
1Dissent
VAN BRUNT, P. J. (dissenting).
This action was brought to recover damages alleged to have been sustained by reason of the death of the plaintiff’s intestate. The defendant was at the time of the said death the owner of the premises No. 7 Cornelia street in the city of New York, which was occupied as a tenement house. On the 10th day of March, 1891, the deceased, the husband of the *377plaintiff, visited said building, and upon coming down stairs, fell and was killed. Evidence was given tending to show that some portion of the steps had been out of order for a considerable length of time, and that…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Johnson v. . the Hudson River Railroad CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1859
- Reynolds v. New York Central & Hudson River RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1874
- Cordell v. New York Central & Hudson River RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1878
- Tolman v. Syracuse, Binghamton & New York RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1885
- Galvin v. . Mayor, Etc., of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
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