Kiener v. Steinfeld

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Donges, J.

This is an appeal from a judgment entered in the Passaic County Circuit Court by direction of the trial, judge. Plaintiff, on December 21st, 1945, was a patron or guest in the tavern of the defendant, Manuel Steinfeld, in the City of Paterson. He had been attending a Christmas party where he had several drinks and had a few more in the saloon. He was seated on a stool at the rear end of the thiriy-two feet long bar and leaned his head on his hands on the bar and fell asleep. Another patron, alleged to have been Richard Grimes, gave plaintiff…