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Cary v. Town of Scipio

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
May 1, 1918
184 App. Div. 927 (N.Y. App. Div. 1918)

Opinion

May, 1918.


Judgment and order in favor of the defendant Town of Scipio affirmed, with costs. Judgment and order in favor of the defendant telephone company reversed, and new trial granted, with costs against said defendant to the appellant to abide event. Held, no case was made for the jury of negligence of the town superintendent of highways. It was a question of fact for the jury as to whether the telephone company was negligent in permitting its wire across the highway to hang so low as to be a source of danger to travelers and whether it was negligent in failing to sooner discover and remedy the defect. All concurred.


Summaries of

Cary v. Town of Scipio

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
May 1, 1918
184 App. Div. 927 (N.Y. App. Div. 1918)
Case details for

Cary v. Town of Scipio

Case Details

Full title:MAUDE LYON CARY, Appellant, v. TOWN OF SCIPIO and Another, Respondents

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department

Date published: May 1, 1918

Citations

184 App. Div. 927 (N.Y. App. Div. 1918)