Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York November 6, 1908 (Nicholls v. City of New York)

Houghton, J.:

At the time of the accident, to recover damages for which this action is brought, the plaintiff was seven years of age, and had been permitted by her parents to go, in company with another child somewhat older, upon what is known as the “ Willis Avenue ” bridge, which crosses the Harlem river, in the city of Hew York.