Jean v. Algonquin Hotel Co.

This action was brought to recover damages for personal injuries claimed to have been sustained by the plaintiff when she fell at the entrance of the Algonquin Hotel, in the city of New York, on December 22, 1934. Plaintiff won a substantial verdict, but two errors arising during the conduct of the case require a reversal and a new trial.

The court allowed an expert witness to testify that the maintenance of a steel plate in the condition in which he saw it was not considered good practice in the industry. The testimony ran as follows:

“ Q. Now, is it, according to that practice, good practice…