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Murray v. Physical Culture Hotel, Inc.

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

Decided December 27, 1939PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtVan Voorhis, J.

The action is brought to recover damages for personal injuries claimed to have resulted from actionable conduct of the defendant in causing the plaintiff to contract tuberculosis. Plaintiff’s chief contention is that in spite of and in reliance upon a representation by the defendant that no tubercular cases are accepted at its health resort he was placed in the same room with one William John Thomas for a sufficient length of time while Thomas was suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis so that the plaintiff contracted the disease. Negligence, misrepresentation and breach of contract are…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. People v. BodineCourt for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors · 1845
  2. Bacon v. . FrisbieNew York Court of Appeals · 1880
  3. Lorde v. Guardian Life InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1937
  4. Clifford v. Denver & Rio Grande RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1907
  5. Woernley v. Electromatic Typewriters, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1936

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. People v. Preston, New York County Courts1958
  2. Eder v. CashinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1953
  3. Lowe's of Roanoke, Inc. v. Jefferson Standard Life InsuranceDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1963
  4. Jones v. JonesNew York Supreme Court · 1955
  5. McGrath v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1950

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