Mrachek v. Sunshine Biscuit, Inc.

The action was brought to recover damages for personal injuries (202 Misc. 527). After a trial without a jury, plaintiff was awarded the sum of $15,000. Later, upon reargument, the court raised the amount to the sum of $30,000. It is from the judgment entered thereon that defendant Sunshine Biscuit, Inc., appeals.

Appellant is engaged in the business of baking and manufacturing food products. Plaintiff, a woman forty-two years of age, who had been in this country for only a few months, applied for a position at appellant’s factory. In accordance with a rule of her prospective employer with…