Case Name: Mary Lawton, Appellant, v. The City of New York, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1935-12
Citations: 246 A.D. 731
Docket Number: 
Parties: Mary Lawton, Appellant, v. The City of New York, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 246
Pages: 731–731

Head Matter:
Mary Lawton, Appellant, v. The City of New York, Respondent.

Opinion:
Appeal from judgment dismissing complaint at the close of plaintiff's case in action to recover damages for personal injuries claimed to be due to ice on a sidewalk, formed from water leaking from a city hydrant. Plaintiff was not guilty of contributory negligence as a matter of law. Facts were proved which required the submission of the case to the jury. Judgment reversed on the law and a new trial granted, with costs to appellant to abide the event. Lazansky, P. J., Young, Hagarty, Tompkins and Davis, JJ., concur.