Dwyer v. Woollard
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
H. T. Kellogg, Acting P. J.:
The plaintiff was the lessee of the first floor and basement of a city dwelling house. The second story was occupied by another tenant. In the rear of the house there was a yard twenty feet wide and sixteen feet deep. Across the yard was a long shed paralleling the rear face of the building. This shed contained a toilet for the use of the tenants. The yard was uncovered and unpaved and no walk was laid upon it. On a certain day in winter the plaintiff was crossing the yard to go to the toilet in the shed. Ice had formed in the yard and was concealed from view by…
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