Legal Opinion
Walkowicz v. Whitney's, Inc.
New York Supreme Court
Decided April 11, 1942PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtVan Voorhis, J.
The action is brought by the administratrix of Jack Walkowicz to recover damages for causing his death, which occurred May 21,1941, by falling from the outside of a fourth-story window which he was engaged in cleaning in a building at the corner of Main and Cortland streets, in the city of Rochester, N. Y. The screw eyes attached to the window sill that were used for fastening his safety belt gave way. The defendants Forman and Steiner were the owners of the building at the time of the accident and had leased it to the defendant Raye-Namrof, Inc., which, in turn, had leased to the defendant…
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