Kaufman v. John Abramson & Co.

The plaintiff sued for damages for personal injuries. He alleged and gave evidence tending to prove that defendant-appellant, in demolishing a building adjoining plaintiff’s store and rear yard, caused brick, stones and debris to fall into the yard and permitted them to remain there despite plaintiff’s protest and appellant’s promises to remove them. Plaintiff also showed that while chasing juvenile marauders from his store in the evening, when it was dark, he stumbled over some of such material and fell into the cellar of the demolished building. The court left the question of appellant’s…