Knorr v. City of Albany

Appeals from a *983judgment of the Supreme Court, entered January 19, 1978 in Albany County, upon a verdict rendered at a Trial Term, in favor of plaintiff. Late on the evening of January 22, 1972 the plaintiff entered Bartley’s Grill and Restaurant in the City of Albany where, by chance, he encountered his friend, Jeffrey Goldberg, who was engaged in a game of shuffleboard. During the exchange of pleasantries that followed, Knorr consumed a bottle of beer and Goldberg had one or two. Sometime after 11:00 o’clock the plaintiff prepared to leave and advised Goldberg that he had to make a security…