New York Court of Appeals

Catharine Jennings, Respondent v. Henry Van Schaick, Appellant

February 28, 1888108 N.Y. 530

Summary

The Court affirmed the judgment finding the landlord liable for injuries caused by an unguarded coal-hole in the sidewalk, holding that the opening constitutes a nuisance when left unprotected and that the landlord retained control through his janitor.