May v. 11½ East 49th Street Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtCallahan, J.
Plaintiff occupied an apartment as tenant in premises 11% East 49th Street, owned by the defendant. She was injured on October 4, 1939, when she slipped and fell on a quantity of fresh shellac found on the floor of her living room. Her apartment was being.painted by an independent contractor hired for that purpose by defendant through its managing agents. On the morning of the accident plaintiff admitted the painter who was to varnish or shellac the floors of her bedroom and living room. She left her apartment for about an hour. Upon her departure the painter was painting the bedroom floor.…
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