New York Court of Appeals

Samuel McRickard, Respondent v. George C. Flint, Appellants

April 23, 1889114 N.Y. 222

Summary

The Court of Appeals affirmed the judgment for the plaintiff, holding that the defendants' failure to install a statutory railing and trap‑door constituted prima facie negligence, that the plaintiff's alleged contributory negligence was a question for the jury, and that the trial court correctly struck evidence of post‑accident changes to the premises.