Doyle v. Union Railway Co.

The plaintiff, Margaret Doyle, was injured on March 6, 1932, by falling into a hole or depression in the roadway of Morris avenue in the city of New York. She and her husband, James Doyle, brought action against the city for the consequent damages. On February 17, 1932, the city of New York had opened the street to repair a leak at the place where Mrs. Doyle fell. After the city had made the opening in the street, it discovered that the leak was not in a main owned by it but in a service pipe leading to the premises of an abutting owner. It required the abutting owner to make the necessary…