Opinion
October 30, 1969
Appeal from the Onondaga Trial Term.
Present — Goldman, P.J., Del Vecchio, Witmer, Gabrielli and Moule, JJ.
Judgment insofar as appealed from unanimously reversed on the law and facts and a new trial granted, with costs to abide the event. Memorandum: Plaintiff fell while descending some steps of a building owned by defendant, sustaining serious injuries. Upon all the evidence, the jury was entitled to conclude that defendant had knowledge or notice of the existence of certain pigeon droppings on the top step. However, the finding of the jury, implicit in its verdict that plaintiff was caused to fall because of the presence of these droppings is against the weight of the credible evidence. We have examined defendant's remaining contentions and find them lacking in merit.