Hart v. . Grennell
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from a judgment of the General Term of the City-Court of Brooklyn, entered upon an order made April 23, 1888, which affirmed a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a verdict. This action was brought to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been caused by defendants’ negligence. The material facts are stated in the opinion.
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Appeal from a judgment of the General Term of the City-Court of Brooklyn, entered upon an order made April 23, 1888, which affirmed a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a verdict. This action was brought to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been caused by defendants’ negligence. The material facts are stated in the opinion. The court below based its ruling on cases holding that when a land owner invites persons upon his premises “ he cannot permit anything in the nature of a snare to exist thereon.” This was error. (Larkin v. O'Neil, 29 N. Y. S. R. 34; Marsh v.…
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
The plaintiff recovered a verdict for personal injuries received from falling over a small truck in the defendants’ store in the city of Brooklyn, and it is claimed that the accident was caused by defendants’ negligence.
The defendants kept a store for the sale of painters’ supplies. About noon of the day of the accident the plaintiff went to the store to purchase some oil. He was met by a clerk near the office, which was about the middle of the store on the east side, who received his order and went back to the rear of the store to draw the oil. The plaintiff paid for the oil and also…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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