Goff v. Village of Little Falls
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from circuit court, Herkimer county. Action by William C. Goff against the village of Little Falls to recover dam-, ages for injuries sustained by falling upon an icy sidewalk. From a judgment entered on a verdict in favor of plaintiff, and from an order denying a motion for a new trial, made on the minutes of the trial judge, defendant appeals. Affirmed.
1Opinion of the CourtMartin, J.
The defendant seeks by this appeal to reverse the order and judgment herein upon the grounds that the evidence failed to show negligence upon the part of the defendant which caused or contributed to the plaintiff’s injury, or that the plaintiff was free from contributory negligence, and that the court erred in the admission and rejection of evidence, and in its instructions to the jury. The plaintiff was a resident of the village of Little Falls," a municipal corporation. While passing along the westerly side of Second street, one of the public streets of that village, the plaintiff fell, and…
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