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20 Misc. 169

Harkin v. Crumbie

City of New York Municipal Court

Decided April 15, 1897

City of New York Municipal Court · decided 1897-04-15

<p>Negligence — Passage way.</p> <p>It is the duty of one who has a passageway fenced in for his own benefit to keep the same reasonably safe and free from danger, and failure to do so is negligence.</p>

Decided 1897-04-15

Per Curiam.

¶1The defendant having the passageway in question fenced in.for his own benefit, a duty rested upon him to keep and maintain the same reasonably safe and free from danger.

¶2His failure to do so was negligence on his part. The evidence shows that he or his agent had notice of the dangerous condition of said passageway and that plaintiff was free from contributory negligence.

¶3The jury, we think, were right in finding that plaintiff was injured through the defendant’s negligence and that he was free from contributory negligence.

¶4We find no errors and judgment must be affirmed, with costs.

¶5Present: Van Wy.ck, Oh. J., McCabthy and Fitzsimons, JJ.

¶6Judgment affirmed, with costs.

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