Legal Opinion

Abbott v. Richmond County Country Club

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided December 23, 1924PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Rich, J.:

This action is brought to recover damages for personal injuries. The claim of the plaintiff is that the defendant permitted and allowed the floor of its locker room to be and remain in a dangerous, unsafe and defective condition, in consequence of which he was caused to slip and fall. What happened is described by the plaintiff. He says: “Walked up the main aisle and turned to my left toward the exit, and had taken two or three steps, and as I fell, I instinctively threw my arm out to catch myself, and it was all instantaneous, and my hand went through a pane of glass in this door.”…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Tryon v. ChalmersAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1923
  2. Kipp v. F. W. Woolworth & Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1912
  3. Curtiss v. . Lehigh Valley Railroad CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1922

3Cited by20 opinions

  1. J.C. Penny Co. v. RobinsonOhio Supreme Court · 1934
  2. De Baca v. KahnNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1945
  3. F. W. Woolworth Co. v. EricksonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1930
  4. Kalinowski v. Y.W.C.A.Washington Supreme Court · 1943
  5. Lyons v. LichOregon Supreme Court · 1933

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