Casey v. Wynatol Realty & Hotel Co.
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal from Municipal Court, Borough of Manhattan, Third District. Action by Mary Casey against the Wynatol Realty & Hotel Company. Judgment for plaintiff after a trial before the court without a jury, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtPendleton, J.
The action is for damages alleged to have been caused by defendant’s negligence. Plaintiff, a cleaner or scrubwoman employed by defendant, an hotel keeper, was injured by cutting herself on a broken glass while endeavoring to get through a window onto the fire escape, and was also burned.
[1] It appears that gasoline was being used for some cleaning purpose by a housekeeper, or houseman, employed by defendant. An explosion occurred, setting fire to the premises, as a result of which plaintiff, being frightened, endeavored to get on the fire escape, and in so doing received the injuries…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Wolf v. . American Tract SocietyNew York Court of Appeals · 1900
- Cunningham v. . DadyNew York Court of Appeals · 1908
- Scott v. Nauss Bros.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1910
- Wetsell v. ReillyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1913