· 1/19/1863
Chicago City v. Robbins
Citations
- 67 U.S. 418
- 17 L. Ed. 298
- 2 Black 418
- 1862 U.S. LEXIS 251
How courts have described this case
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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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