Booth v. . Litchfield
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal, by permission, from a judgment entered ¡November 11, 1909, upon an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Oourt in the first judicial department, which affirmed, by a divided court, a determination of the Appellate Term affirming a judgment of the City Oourt of the city of-¡New York in favor of plaintiff, entered upon a verdict The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion.
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Appeal, by permission, from a judgment entered ¡November 11, 1909, upon an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Oourt in the first judicial department, which affirmed, by a divided court, a determination of the Appellate Term affirming a judgment of the City Oourt of the city of-¡New York in favor of plaintiff, entered upon a verdict The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. In order to render a master liable for liis servant’s negligence, not only must a general employment be shown, but also that the relation of master and servant…
1Opinion of the CourtCollin, J.
During May, 1905, the defendants were the owners and proprietors of an apartment house or hotel in the city, of New York in which a Mr. Lord had an apartment. The plaintiff on May 22, 1905, presented to the clerk of the defendants at the office of the hotel the letter of Mr. Lord, who was then in Chicago, addressed to the manager of the hotel, asking that plaintiff while in New York be afforded the use of his apartment, and, in response, he was immediately conducted and his suitcase, umbrella and overcoat taken to Mr. Lord’s apartment. At about six o’clock in the afternoon of the following…
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