The rule of res ipsa loquitur applies where an advertising sign has fallen, and hangs in a precarious position over a public sidewalk (McNulty v. Ludwig & Co., 153 App. Div. 206). Plaintiff gave some evidence indicating how this sign had been affixed to the wall of the abutting building, but not enough to indicate what caused it to fall. Plaintiff, as a police officer, was under a duty...
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