Legal Opinion
Block v. Liggett & Myers Tobacco Co.
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Decided January 15, 1937PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Per curiam
We are of the opinion that cigarettes are not within the class of dangerous articles which render their manufacturer liable to strangers for a defect such as is complained of here. (Jaroniec v. Hasselbarth, Inc., 223 App. Div. 182; Byers v. Flushovalve Co., 160 N. Y. Supp. 1050; affd., 178 App. Div. 894; Hasbrouck v. Armour & Company, 139 Wis. 357; 121 N. W. 157.)
Judgment reversed, with thiity dollars costs, and judgment directed for defendant, with costs.
Lydon and Hammer, JJ., concur; Levy, J., dissents.
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Hasbrouck v. Armour & Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1909
- Jaroniec v. C. O. Hasselbarth, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1928
- Byers v. Flushovalve Co.New York Supreme Court · 1916
- Byers v. Flushovalve Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1917
3Cited by2 opinions
- Victoria St. Pierre Lartigue v. R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company and Liggett and Myers Tobacco CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1963
- Meditz v. Liggett & Myers Tobacco Co.City of New York Municipal Court · 1938