Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs to the plaintiff.
The plaintiff allegedly broke his ankle when he stepped into an approximately six-inch deep hole while walking on a public sidewalk which abutted a building owned by the appellant. There was evidence in the record that a large drainage pipe located on the side of the building extended down into the sidewalk, causing water run-off to erode the sidewalk.
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