Defendant appeals from a judgment for plaintiff, entered upon the verdict of a jury, awarding damages for personal injuries caused by his falling down the unguarded steps of a fire passageway adjacent to the sidewalk at 85 Audubon Avenue, in the borough of Manhattan. The accident happened in the early morning following V-J Day in August, 1945. Plaintiff had been celebrating the victory. The hospital record, showing that emergency service...
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