New York Supreme Court December 2, 1895 (Wood v. Third Ave. Railroad)

PRATT, J.

The defendant, which operates a cable railroad, laid manhole covers in the public street opposite the New York entrance of the Brooklyn bridge, with a circular hole in the center of such covers If- inch in diameter. The hole was open and unguarded. The plaintiff crossing the street, one of the crutches with which he walked went into the hole, and plaintiff was thrown and injured.