Matthews v. De Groff
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the plaintiff, Alice M. Matthews, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the defendant, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 8th day of June, 1896, upon the dismissal of her complaint directed by the court after a trial at a Trial Term of the Supreme Court held in and for the county of Hew York, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 11th day of June, 1896, denying her motion to submit the case to the…
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Appeal by the plaintiff, Alice M. Matthews, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the defendant, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 8th day of June, 1896, upon the dismissal of her complaint directed by the court after a trial at a Trial Term of the Supreme Court held in and for the county of Hew York, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 11th day of June, 1896, denying her motion to submit the case to the jury.
1Opinion of the Court
Patterson, J.:
This action was brought to recover damages for personal injuries. The plaintiff, while walking on the sidewalk in front of the premises No. 348 West Twenty-second street, in the city of Hew York, fell through a coal hole or chute in front of said premises and sustained serious injuries. This coal hole or chute was maintained as an *357appurtenance to the said premises, which were owned by the defendant, Mary I. De Groff, as trustee under the will of Christopher D. Varley. The accident occurred on the 23d day of June, 1894. The premises were then in the actual possession of a Mrs.…
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- Timlin v. Standard Oil Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1891
- Wolf v. . KilpatrickNew York Court of Appeals · 1886
- Dickinson v. . the Mayor, Etc., of City of N.Y.New York Court of Appeals · 1883
- McConnell v. BostelmannNew York Supreme Court · 1893
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