Cuvelier Ex Rel. Cuvelier v. Town of Dumont

During th'e day and evening of August 11, 1933, a public celebration was being carried on in defendant town. The principal activities were in the business section, upon those parts of Main and Second streets where are located stores and other places of commercial pursuit. These two streets intersected, Main street extending north and south and Second street east and west. In the evening celebration the activities centered on Main street and that portion of Second street east of Main, and the crowd of celebrants were there gathered. At about 9 o’clock on that evening a storm rather suddenly…