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Hopper v. Comfort Coal-Lumber Company, Inc.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jun 7, 1948
274 App. Div. 797 (N.Y. App. Div. 1948)

Opinion

June 7, 1948.

Present — Lewis, P.J., Carswell, Adel, Sneed and Wenzel, JJ.


Consolidated actions — by plaintiff wife to recover damages for personal injuries suffered when she slipped and fell on a public sidewalk, and by her husband for expenses and loss of services. The alleged cause of the fall was an icy condition created by the discharge upon the sidewalk of water from a defective leader pipe on the adjacent property of defendant. Order setting aside the verdict of a jury in favor of defendant and directing a new trial on the ground that the verdict is against the weight of the credible evidence, and because of errors in the charge of the court, unanimously affirmed, with costs. No opinion.


Summaries of

Hopper v. Comfort Coal-Lumber Company, Inc.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jun 7, 1948
274 App. Div. 797 (N.Y. App. Div. 1948)
Case details for

Hopper v. Comfort Coal-Lumber Company, Inc.

Case Details

Full title:IRENE F. HOPPER, Respondent, v. COMFORT COAL-LUMBER COMPANY, INC.…

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

Date published: Jun 7, 1948

Citations

274 App. Div. 797 (N.Y. App. Div. 1948)