Christie v. St. Joseph's College for Women

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York

Christie v. St. Joseph's College for Women

252 A.D. 881, 300 N.Y.S. 67, 1937 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 6666

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York·Decided November 29, 1937·Published

Opinion

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by plaintiff when certain metal lockers, owned and maintained by defendant, fell and struck her, there was a trial before the court without a jury. The cause of the accident was unexplained, and defendant made proof that it was not through lack of care on its part. At the close of the entire ease the complaint was dismissed on the merits on a finding in effect that defendant was not negligent (Civ. Prac. Act, § 440). Judgment unanimously affirmed, with costs. No opinion. Present — Hagarty, Davis, Adel, Taylor and Close, JJ.

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by plaintiff when certain metal lockers, owned and maintained by defendant, fell and struck her, there was a trial before the court without a jury. The cause of the accident was unexplained, and defendant made proof that it was not through lack of care on its part. At the close of the entire ease the complaint was dismissed on the merits on a finding in effect that defendant was not negligent (Civ. Prac. Act, § 440). Judgment unanimously affirmed, with costs. No opinion. Present — Hagarty, Davis, Adel, Taylor and Close, JJ.

Christie v. St. Joseph's College for Women, 252 A.D. 881, 300 N.Y.S. 67, 1937 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 6666 (N.Y. Ct. App. 1937).

Pincite

252 A.D. 881 (Christie v. St. Joseph's College for Women) — published by Counsel Stack Legal Research, free access to 12M+ legal documents.