The Superior Court of New York City October 31, 1874 (Ryan v. Thomson)

By the Court.—Van Vorst, J.

The city ordinance providing for railings around hoistways, and for their being closed on the completion of the business of each day, would seem to be a wise precaution in favor of policeman, fireman, and others who are often obliged to enter at night stores and warehouses, with which they are not familiar, to arrest burglars, extinguish fires, or for other lawful