Hayes v. City of New York
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Per curiam
The action is to recover damages for personal injuries suffered as a consequence of plaintiff’s fall upon a public sidewalk in Brooklyn at a point where there was a variation in the levels of two adjoining sidewalks. Upon the trial the appellant had a verdict and a motion to set it aside was denied. A reargument of that motion was granted and upon reargument the verdict was set aside and a new trial directed on the ground that the charge of the court to the jury was erroneous.
In our opinion the order should be reversed and the verdict reinstated for the following reasons:
i (a) The submission…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Clifford v. . DamNew York Court of Appeals · 1880
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- Lalor v. . City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1913
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- Dowd v. City of BuffaloNew York Court of Appeals · 1943
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