Legal Opinion
Jacobs v. Alrae Hotel Corp.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided June 25, 1957PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFrank, J.
This is an appeal from a judgment in favor of the plaintiff, in an action predicated upon negligence. There is virtually no dispute upon the proven facts as they concern the question of liability. The problem arises from the inferences to be drawn from the proof with respect to reasonable care, causation and foreseeability.
The defendant operated a hotel in the borough of Manhattan, occupied by permanent tenants and transient guests.
On October 7, 1954, the plaintiff placed a quantity of her jewelry in a deposit box contained in a large safe which was located in the second room off a corridor…
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- Benenson v. National Surety Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1932
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