Legal Opinion
Olsen v. Realty Hotel Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided March 1, 1954No. 22811_1PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHASE, Chief Judge.
This suit was brought to recover damages for the death of Oscar B. Olsen who died while bathing in a Turkish bath operated by the appellee in the City of New York. Trial was by jury and the appeal is from a judgment on a verdict for the defendant. Questions are raised as to the admissibility of evidence and the correctness of the charge.
It appeared that Mr. Olsen had arrived at the bath while very drunk and had been given needed assistance by attendants up to the point where he went into the steam room which was separated from an adjoining part of the bath by a plate glass…
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