Legal Opinion

Behan v. Ivanhoe Co.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided February 16, 1942PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Action to recover damages for injuries suffered by plaintiff wife as a consequence of her fall from a window of an apartment in defendant’s multiple dwelling house. She alleged that her fall was due to defendant’s negligence because a sash of a window was so stuck that it fell abruptly following her exertion of force while trying to open it in the course of her work in cleaning the window glass. Companion action by plaintiff husband for loss of services and for expenses. Judgment for plaintiffs unanimously affirmed, with costs. At the close of the entire case the defendant failed to move to…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Tumulty v. New York, New Haven & Hartford RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1928
  2. Weiss v. WallachAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1939
  3. Luechinger v. . EichhammerNew York Court of Appeals · 1923

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Mid-Island Shopping Plaza, Inc. v. PodeynAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1961
  2. Wulkan v. KappAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1942
  3. Travelers Insurance Co. v. American Foreign Steamship Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1944

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