Legal Opinion
Wischnie v. Dorsch
New York Court of Appeals
Decided April 17, 1947PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDye, J.
The plaintiff’s intestate died from injuries sustained while lawfully riding in an elevator located in a tenant-factory building (Labor Law, § 315, subd. 2) owned by the defendant Brookman Realty Corporation, which it had leased to the defendant Premier Linen Supply & Laundry Service, Inc. For convenience, the defendants will be referred to herein as Brook-man and Premier.
The plaintiff originally sued only Brookman, alleging that it was negligent in failing to keep the elevator in safe and proper condition as required by statute (Labor Law, §§ 255, 316). Brookman thereupon procured an order…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Thompson-Starrett Co. v. Otis Elevator Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1936
- Semanchuck v. Fifth Avenue & 37th Street Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1943
- Hente v. Shercoop CorporationNew York Court of Appeals · 1942
3Cited by30 opinions
- Rufo v. OrlandoNew York Court of Appeals · 1955
- Gambella v. John A. Johnson & Sons, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1955
- Lundberg v. Prudential Steamship Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1951
- Steve Kozman v. Trans World Airlines, Inc., and Allied Maintenance Corporation, Third-Party and Allied Cleaning Contractors, Inc., Fourth-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1956
- Bush Terminal Buildings Co. v. Luckenbach Steamship Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1960
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