McSpedon v. Kunz

Crane, Ch. J.

Elizabeth McSpedon, the plaintiff, lived with her husband and two children at Hastings in Westchester county. They were humble folk and she had to do the cooking and housework.

For years she had dealt with the butcher in the neighborhood named Albert Kunz. Kunz bought his meat from Rubin Brothers who in turn purchased it from Armour & Company of Chicago. On the 20th day of October, 1931, the plaintiff purchased from Kunz four pork chops which she fried on a gas stove. They were about half an inch thick, and she cooked them in a big frying pah until she thought they were well done.…