Note 160 — Chapter II · NEGLIGENT INTERFERENCE (continued 6)
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Jones v. New York R. Co., 211 Mass. 521; De Boer v. Brooklyn Wharf Co., 51 App. Div. 289 Accord. Compare Hillman v. Boston R. Co., 207 Mass. 478.
This case is often cited as though it decided that the defendant was liable to the plaintiff for harm suffered by the plaintiff on account of a defect in the premises; e. g., defective planks on the crossing. For a more correct view of the real question involved see the able argument of Mr. Thorndike in Stevens v. Nichols, post.
Liability of owner or occupier of a place manifestly intended for public or general use: see Crogan v. Schiele, 53 Conn. 186; Howe v. Ohmart, 7 Ind. App. 32; Davis v. Central Congregational Society, 129 Mass. 367; Holmes v. Drew, 151 Mass. 578; Gordon v. Cummings, 152 Mass. 513; Kelly v. Southern R. Co., 28 Minn. 98; Marsh v. Minneapolis Brewing Co., 92 Minn. 182; Rachmel v. Clark, 205 Pa. St. 314.
Liability of owner or occupier who passively acquiesces in use by others: see White v. France, 2 C. P. D. 308; Alabama R. Co. v. Godfrey, 156 Ala. 202; Herzog v. Hemphill, 7 Cal. App. 116; Pastorello v. Stone, 89 Conn. 286; Etheredge v. Central R. Co., 122 Ga. 853; Nave v. Flack, 90 Ind. 205; Evansville R. Co. v. Griffin, 100 Ind. 221; Martin v. Louisville Bridge Co., 41 Ind. App. 493; Zoebisch v. Tarbell, 10 Allen, 385; Bowler v. Pacific Mills, 200 Mass. 364; Habina v. Twin City Electric Co., 150 Mich. 41; Moore v. Wabash R. Co., 84 Mo. 481, 488; Kelly v. Benas, 217 Mo. 1; Barry v. Calvary Cemetery Assn., 106 Mo. App. 358; Walsh v. Fitchburg R. Co., 145 N. Y. 301; Fox v. Warner Asphalt Co., 204 N. Y. 340; Monroe v. Atlantic R. Co., 151 N. C. 374; Phillips v. Orr, 152 N. C. 583; Railroad Co. v. Harvey, 77 Ohio St. 235; Breckenridge v. Bennett, 7 Kulp (Pa.) 95.