Cornbrooks v. Terminal Barber Shops, Inc.

The Appellate Division has reversed “ upon questions of law ” a judgment of the Supreme Court entered in favor of the plaintiff upon a jury’s verdict and has dismissed the complaint upon the merits. Accordingly, upon our review of the judgment entered upon the Appellate Division’s reversal our problem is to determine “ whether there was evidence which justified sending the case to the jury.” (Bernstein v. Greenfield, 281 N. Y. 77, 79.)

The plaintiff seeks damages for loss of the sight of his left eye which is alleged to have resulted from the negligent operation of an electric vibrator by a…