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· 1/19/1863

Chicago City v. Robbins

Citations

  • 67 U.S. 418
  • 17 L. Ed. 298
  • 2 Black 418
  • 1862 U.S. LEXIS 251

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  • noting that an owner of a premises cannot “escape liability by letting work out like this to a contractor, and shift responsibility on to him if an accident occurs” where the work creates a public nuisance on a sidewalk adjacent to the premises.

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Judges: Dayis

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