Wentworth v. Riggs
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the Municipal Court of the city of Hew York, borough of Manhattan, ninth district, rendered in favor of the plaintiff, after a trial by a judge without a jury.
1Opinion of the CourtBijur, J.
Plaintiff sues to recover the value of an overcoat which disappeared after he had hung it'upon a hook about two feet from the table at which he had seated himself in defendant’s restaurant. The restaurant is situated at Ho. 43 West Thirty-third street, in the heart of a high class retail shopping district, and the room in which plaintiff was seated is a large open one accommodating from 300 to 400 people. “Along the walls between the tables are hooks on which you hang your coats. I think there were four columns in the center of the room, located around; and *401around those columns are rows of…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Bunnell v. . SternNew York Court of Appeals · 1890
- Bird v. EverardNew York Court of Common Pleas · 1893
- Wamser v. . Browning, King Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1907
- Pattison v. HammersteinAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1896
- Powers v. O'NeillNew York Supreme Court · 1895
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- NATIONAL FIRE INS. CO., INC. v. Commodore Hotel, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1961
- Apfel v. Whyte's, Inc.Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1920
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