Case Name: Bridget McCabe, Appellant, v. Frederick H. Kastens, Respondent
Court: New York City Court
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1894-10
Citations: 10 Misc. 42
Docket Number: 
Parties: Bridget McCabe, Appellant, v. Frederick H. Kastens, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Miscellaneous Reports
Volume: 10
Pages: 42–42

Head Matter:
Bridget McCabe, Appellant, v. Frederick H. Kastens, Respondent.
(City Court of New York
General Term,
October, 1894.)
To render a landlord liable for injuries resulting from a dangerous condition of the premises, it must be shown that he had actual notice of such condition, or that it had existed for a reasonable length of time.
Appeal from judgment dismissing the complaint.
A O'Gorman, for appellant.
G. F. Holm, for respondent.

Opinion:
Fitzsimons, J.
The testimony submitted by the plaintiff fails to establish that the defendant kept his premises in a dangerous condition.
The plaintiff's own testimony shows that the way was only worn and ragged. She saw its condition and apparently deemed it safe to travel over. If her judgment was wrong and she was injured thereby she has only herself to blame.
Besides, it is necessary for the plaintiff, in cases of this kind, to show that the landlord had actiial notice of the dangerous condition of his premises, or that the dangerous condition • existed for a reasonable length of time.
This her testimony failed to show; therefore, the complaint was properly dismissed.
Ehrlich, Oh. J., concurs.
Judgment affirmed, with costs.