Legal Opinion
Metzroth v. City of New York
New York Court of Appeals
Decided January 12, 1926PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCrane, J.
On March 24, 1920, about five o’clock in the afternoon, Charles P. Metzroth was walking on Forty-ninth street near Seventh avenue, assuming, of course, that the street was perfectly safe, as it was open and in use by pedestrians. While he was thus passing along the sidewalk, five tons of brick and steel girders fell upon him, crushing and killing him. An overhead shed, upon which these materials had been stored, collapsed and gave way with this disastrous result.
That the overhead shed was insufficient is self-evident. That the inspectors of the city, charged with a duty toward the public…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Ehrgott v. . Mayor, Etc., of City of N.Y.New York Court of Appeals · 1884
- Hines v. . the City of LockportNew York Court of Appeals · 1872
- Bieling v. . City of BrooklynNew York Court of Appeals · 1890
- Parks v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1906
- Parks v. . City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1907
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3Cited by12 opinions
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- Wrighter v. A. A. Adams Stores, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1931
- Neiberg v. Remsenburg Realty Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1956
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