Legal Opinion

Dowling v. F. W. Woolworth Co.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided April 16, 1962PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

In a negligence action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff as the result of her fall on a piece of hamburger meat on the floor of defendant’s store where it maintained and operated a stand-up lunch counter, the defendant appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Nassau County, entered January 26, 1961 upon the decision of the court, after a nonjury trial, in favor of the plaintiff. Judgment reversed on the law and the facts, without costs, and complaint dismissed. In our opinion, there was a *673complete absence of proof that defendant had actual or constructive…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Dudley v. AbrahamAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1907
  2. Eldridge v. Mike's Meat Market, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1941

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Lewis v. Metropolitan Transportation AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
  2. Bowers v. VialAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
  3. Katcher v. Ideal Tennis, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1978
  4. Lander v. NacriAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
  5. Zino v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985

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