Canales v. Simple Properties, Inc.

Judgment entered February 7, 1969, affirmed, without costs and without disbursements. The trial court found, and we believe correctly, that plaintiff was a mere licensee on defendant’s premises and that even if he were an invitee he failed to establish that his injuries resulted from a defect in the premises. Plaintiff’s claim of being an invitee rests upon the contention that he was hired by the janitor to assist him in his work. There was no showing that the janitor was authorized to hire anyone. One so hired, in order to establish status must show that defendant ratified the hiring. This…