Judgment for plaintiff upon a jury verdict awarding damages for personal injuries unanimously reversed, on the law and the facts, and a new trial ordered in the exercise of discretion, with costs to abide the event.
Plaintiff was injured when she fell over a pail of cement as she stepped off the elevator in the main lobby of a building owned by defendant, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. The owner had contracted with defendant, H. L. Lazar, Inc., for certain alterations...
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