Finkelstein v. Brant

The owner in this case insists that under the evidence adduced it must be held as' a matter of law that it is not liable herein; that the balcony was not defective at the time the accident happened; that it complied with its duties in law, in having a periodical inspection made of this balcony, and that as a result of such inspections no defect was discovered; that if a defect existed, the same was merely a latent defect, for which in law it could not be held liable. On the other hand, it is argued by the contractors that the terra cotta which was loosened and of which a part fell, causing…