Legal Opinion

Ingersoll v. Onondaga Hockey Club, Inc.

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

Decided June 27, 1935PublishedCited by 52 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtHeffernan, J.

In his opinion Mr. Justice Rhodes has made a correct, accurate and concise statement of the facts in this case and repetition is unnecessary

*138It seems to me that the evidence presents no question of fact and that the learned trial judge was correct in dismissing the complaint. The authorities are all agreed that the owner or proprietor of a public place of amusement or entertainment is not the insurer of the safety of his patrons but owes to them only the duty of reasonable care. Our conclusion is that the duty which respondents owed to appellant is to be measured by the standards of ordinary…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Kavafian v. Seattle Baseball Club Ass'nWashington Supreme Court · 1919
  2. Blakeley v. White Star LineMichigan Supreme Court · 1908
  3. Crane v. Kansas City Baseball & Exhibition Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1913
  4. Hammel v. Madison Square Garden Corp.Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1935
  5. Rich v. Madison Square Garden Corp.New York Supreme Court · 1933

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3Cited by52 opinions

  1. Akins v. Glens Falls City School DistrictNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
  2. Jones v. Three Rivers Management Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  3. Schentzel v. Philadelphia National League ClubSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1953
  4. King v. Kayak Manufacturing Corp.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1989
  5. Hudson v. Kansas City Baseball Club, Inc.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1942

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