Santise v. Martins, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtClose, J.
While trying on a pair of shoes in the basement of the defendant’s department store, the plaintiff was injured by a nail protruding from the inner sole of one of the shoes. She brought this action in the Municipal Court against the owner of the store, alleging negligence. The occurrence of the accident was not disputed. The defense, established by uncontradicted proof, was that the basement shoe department, in which the injury was sustained, was leased to an independent operator. The Appellate Term reversed a judgment in favor of the plaintiff and dismissed the complaint, on the ground that…
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