Stephenson v. Equitable Gas-Light Co.
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from circuit court, New York county. Action by Josephine Stephenson against the Equitable Gas-Light Company of New York. Defendant appeals from a judgment for plaintiff entered on the verdict of a jury.
1Opinion of the CourtDaniels, J.
The verdict was recovered for the sum of $2,000 for damages by the plaintiff in falling into a trench on or about the 12th of November, 1887. She was passing easterly on the southerly side of Little Twelfth street, in the city of New York, and this trench had been opened to connect a building fronting upon the street with the gas-main in the street. The trench is stated to have been from a foot to 14 inches deep, and the plaintiff in her testimony states the apparent width to have been not to exceed one and a half feet. It was opened and closed the same day. As the plaintiff ap*68proachéd it…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Pomfrey v. . Village of Saratoga SpringsNew York Court of Appeals · 1887
- Welsh v. . WilsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1886
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