Legal Opinion
Ciofalo v. Vic Tanney Gyms, Inc.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided October 19, 1961PublishedCited by 98 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFroessel, J.
This action by plaintiff wife for personal injuries, and by plaintiff husband for medical expenses and loss of services, stems from injuries which the wife sustained as the result of a fall at or near the edge of a swimming pool located on defendant’s premises. Plaintiff claimed that because of excessive slipperiness and lack of sufficient and competent personnel she was caused to fall and fractured her left wrist.
At the time of the injury, plaintiff wife was a ‘1 member ’ ’ or patron of the gymnasium operated by defendant, and in her membership contract she had agreed to assume full…
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