Abbott v. New York Public Library

Plaintiff sued defendant, The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations, Forty-second street and Fifth avenue, New York, N. Y., for personal injuries resulting from an assault upon him therein by another visitor of whose dangerous tendencies plaintiff claims defendant had notice. After a trial before the court and a jury, at the close of the plaintiff’s case, the court dismissed the complaint for failure to prove any negligence on defendant’s part. From the judgment in defendant’s favor entered upon such dismissal, plaintiff appeals.

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