Case Name: CROUTER v. CITY OF NEW YORK
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1909-01-22
Citations: 114 N.Y.S. 353
Docket Number: 
Parties: CROUTER v. CITY OF NEW YORK.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's New York Supplement
Volume: 114
Pages: 353–353

Head Matter:
CROUTER v. CITY OF NEW YORK.
(Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department.
January 22, 1909.)
Municipal Cobpobations (§ 821 )—Negligence—Question fob Jubt.
Whether it is negligence in a street cleaner to open a hydrant where there was a horse and wagon 25 feet therefrom is a question for the jury.
[E"d. Note.—For other cases, see Municipal Corporations, Cent. Dig. §§ 1745, 1747; Dec. Dig. § 821.*]
Ingraham, J., dissenting.
Appeal from Trial Term, New York County.
Action by Sarah Crouter, as administratrix, against the City of New York. From a judgment dismissing the complaint, plaintiff appeals. Reversed.
Argued before PATTERSON, P. J., and INGRAHAM, LAUGH-EIN, CLARKE, and SCOTT, JJ.
I. H. Harris, for appellant.
T. Connoly, for respondent.
For other cases see same topic & § number in Dec. & Am. Digs. 1907 to date, & Rep’r Indexes

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Judgment reversed, and new trial granted, with event, upon a fact was presented which should have been submitted to the jury as to the negligence of the defendant's servant.