Sennert v. Weisbecker
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal by defendant from a judgment of-the Municipal Court of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, seventh district, in favor of plaintiff, entered after a trial by a judge without a jury,
1Opinion of the CourtBijur, J.
This action was brought to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sus*450tained by plaintiff while on the premises of defendant, who maintains a large butcher store, through slipping upon a piece of meat upon the floor of the store, which meat she says was about as large as her heel.
But one witness, apart from herself, was examined on her behalf, and he. testified that at the time of the accident she said she did not know what had caused her to slip and that he himself looked all around and saw nothing but sawdust on the floor. It is altogether probable, therefore, that this…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Kipp v. F. W. Woolworth & Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1912
- Shaw v. WebberNew York Supreme Court · 1894
- Kelly v. OtterstedtAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1903
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