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Smith v. the City of New York

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Apr 2, 1918
119 N.E. 1055 (N.Y. 1918)
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In Smith v. City of New York (223 N.Y. 608) plaintiff, while walking on Franklin street in the city of Brooklyn, stepped into a hole in the sidewalk and fell and sustained injuries.

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Opinion

Argued March 12, 1918

Decided April 2, 1918

Edwin D. Webb for appellant.

William P. Burr, Corporation Counsel ( William B. Carswell of counsel), for respondent.

Judgment affirmed, with costs; no opinion.

Concur: HISCOCK, Ch. J., CHASE, POUND, McLAUGHLIN and ANDREWS, JJ. Dissenting: HOGAN and CARDOZO, JJ.

Summaries of

Smith v. the City of New York

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Apr 2, 1918
119 N.E. 1055 (N.Y. 1918)

In Smith v. City of New York (223 N.Y. 608) plaintiff, while walking on Franklin street in the city of Brooklyn, stepped into a hole in the sidewalk and fell and sustained injuries.

Summary of this case from Van Dyne v. Village of Seneca Falls
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Smith v. the City of New York

Case Details

Full title:MARGARET M. SMITH, Appellant, v . THE CITY OF NEW YORK, Respondent

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Apr 2, 1918

Citations

119 N.E. 1055 (N.Y. 1918)
223 N.Y. 608

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