La Marca v. Brooklyn Public Library

The action is brought to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff when he stepped on a loose pipe lying on an outside stairway of the Bushwiek Branch building of the Brooklyn Public Library and fell to the foot of the stairs. At the time of the accident a room in the basement of the building was in use by the board of elections for the registration of voters and the stairway in question gave access to the place of registration as well as to other rooms used for library purposes. Plaintiff’s object in entering upon the stairway was to find out whether his wife might be able…