Fishman v. Brooklyn Jewish Center, Inc.

Respondent Rose Fishman, an invited guest at her brother’s marriage, asserts that she was injured while walking across the floor of the dining hall, which was being prepared for further dancing. The tables had been removed, the chairs placed along the walls, and she saw that an employee of defendant was scattering wax upon the floor. She had danced theretofore. She says that she stepped upon a small piece of wax which adhered to the heel of her shoe and caused her to fall upon the floor.

No cause of action was made out. Defendant’s negligence is claimed to consist in having placed small pieces…