John Wanamaker, New York, Inc. v. Otis Elevator Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal, by permission, from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the second judicial department, entered June 12,1919, unanimously affirming a judgment in favor of plaintiffs entered upon a decision of the court at a Trial Term without a jury. The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. There was nothing whatsoever in the case to show that the Otis Company owed any duty to the Wanamaker Company.
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Appeal, by permission, from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the second judicial department, entered June 12,1919, unanimously affirming a judgment in favor of plaintiffs entered upon a decision of the court at a Trial Term without a jury. The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. There was nothing whatsoever in the case to show that the Otis Company owed any duty to the Wanamaker Company. (Kahner v. Otis Elevator Co., 96 App. Div. 169; 183 N. Y. 512; MacPherson v. Buick Motor Co., 217 N. Y. 382; Statler v. Ray…
1Opinion of the CourtHogan, J.
The plaintiff, John Wanamaker, New York, Inc., hereinafter referred to as the “ Wanamaker Company,” has been for years engaged in conducting a department store in the city of New York. On April 27th, 1909, one of the elevators in said store, manufactured and installed by the defendant in October, 1907, pursuant to a contract between defendant and the Wanamaker • Company, fell, due to a break of two iron straps designed and used for the support of the hoisting cable of the elevator.
One Matilda Rumetsch, together with other patrons of the store, was in said elevator, and sustained injuries. She…
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- MacPherson v. . Buick Motor Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1916
- Boston Woven Hose & Rubber Co. v. KendallMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1901
- Statler v. George A. Ray Manufacturing Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1909
- Murphy v. . City of YonkersNew York Court of Appeals · 1914
- Rumetsch v. John Wanamaker, New York Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1915
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