Legal Opinion
Brosor v. Sullivan
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided December 15, 1954No. 4343PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKenison, C. J.
The early decisions, although few in number, were quite uniform in holding that a social guest injured in a private home by slipping on a rug placed on a polished hardwood floor could not recover. Lewis v. Dear, 120 N. J. L. 244; Greenfield v. Miller, 173 Wis. 184; anno. 12 A. L. R. 987; 92 A. L. R. 1005; 25 A. L. R. (2d) 598, 614. However the recent case of Curren v. O’Connor, 304 N. Y. 515, recognizes that a complaint of a social guest injured by the slipping of a small mat which was not anchored to the floor states a cause of action which cannot be dismissed without a trial. Likewise in…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Greenfield v. MillerWisconsin Supreme Court · 1921
- Curren v. O'ConnorNew York Court of Appeals · 1952
- Chilberg v. Standard Furniture Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1911
- Brown v. Davenport Holding Co.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1938
- Nelson v. SmeltzerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1936
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3Cited by2 opinions
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- New England Telephone & Telegraph Company v. Basil L. Reed, New England Telephone & Telegraph Company v. Gordon E. GliddenCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1964