Duckworth v. Codington Co.
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal from Municipal Court, Borough of Manhattan, First District. Action by Albert Duckworth against the Codington Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, rendered by the Municipal Court of the City of New York, defendant appeals.
1Per curiam
Plaintiff entered the defendant’s restaurant and hung up his overcoat upon a hook placed along the wall for that pur*69pose. He then seated himself at a table, and after dining could not find the coat. He has recovered a judgment for the value of the coat, from which judgment the defendant appeals.
It appears without contradiction that the defendant had printed upon its bill of fare the words, “Not responsible for personal property unless checked at the desk,” and that signs with these words plainly printed thereon were suspended upon the walls at various places in the room. It was also shown…
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