Sandler v. Hemlock Estates, Inc.

Plaintiff moves for a general examination before trial in a negligence action brought to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by her when she was caused to fall down a stairway in a multiple *430dwelling. The defendant opposes the motion only insofar as plaintiff seeks, through item “ 5 ” of the notice thereof, to examine it concerning similar accidents, on the ground that same is improper and would permit a fishing expedition. To confute this contention, plaintiff cites Angelson v. New York R. T. Corp. (240 App. Div. 907) as controlling authority for the propriety…