Giardina v. Bricken Textile Corp.

Judgment in action to recover damages for the death of plaintiff’s intestate, caused by personal injuries resulting from the claimed negligence of the defendant Bricken Textile Corporation, reversed on the law and the facts, with costs, and complaint dismissed, with costs. The court erred in authorizing the jury to predicate liability on the violation of section 196 of the Building Code and upon the existence of the rough, unfinished floor from which plaintiff’s intestate fell, composed of the mixture used for filling the arches. Since the plaintiff’s intestate fell from the side of the…