Security Savings & Commercial Bank v. Sullivan
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Appeal from the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. Action by Gertrude Sullivan against the Security Savings & Commercial Bank and another. From a judgment on a verdict for plaintiff, the named defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
VAN ORSDEF, Associate Justice.
This is an action brought by appellee, plaintiff below, to recover damages for injuries sustained from a fall occasioned by a defect in one of the sidewalks of the city of Washington.
It appears that defendant Security Savings & Commercial Bank is the owner of the property adjoining the point in the sidewalk where the accident occurred. For the accommodation and use of the property a vault had been extended from the basement of the building under the sidewalk. In order to furnish light for the vault, what is known as a Hyatt vault light was placed in the sidewalk…
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