Halley v. Brown

The scene of the accident is concisely described in the defendant’s brief. This description is substantially as follows.

The shore line at North Hampton Beach opposite the site of the accident runs approximately north and south. West of the ocean is the beach; west of the beach is a sea wall with steps leading up' from the beach to the land above; west of the sea wall is a sidewalk ten feet in width and separated from the parking area by a curbstone ; west of the sidewalk is the parking area, which slopes slightly to the west and is marked with yellow diagonal parking lines running in a…