Brown v. City of Syracuse
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from circuit court, Onondaga county. Action by Yietta Brown, an infant, by guardian ad litem, against the city of Syracuse, for personal injuries. From a judgment entered on a verdict in favor of plaintiff for $96, and from an order denying a motion for a new trial on the minutes, defendant appeals. Affirmed.
1Opinion of the CourtMerwin, J.
This action is based upon negligence. The plaintiff, on the 28th November, 1891, fell upon the sidewalk at the inter*793section of Oak and Henderson streets in the city of Syracuse, and the recovery in the case is for the damages sustained from the fall. Henderson street, at that locality, is comparatively level, and runs east and west. Oak street runs north and south, and as one comes north there is a steep up grade. The accident was at the southeast corner. The occupant of the corner lot had, in the month of October previous to the accident, built a new sidewalk on Henderson street, upon a…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Bullock v. Mayor, Aldermen Commonalty, N.Y.New York Court of Appeals · 1885
- Palmer v. . DearingNew York Court of Appeals · 1883
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