Quinones v. Hotel Robert Burns, Inc.

This non jury trial involves the death of the infant Robertito Gutierrez, who, on August 10, 1956, at about 7:00 p.m., fell or jumped from the window of the third-floor community bathroom to the courtyard of the premises known as 254 West 98th Street, Manhattan. Bizarre circumstances present themselves upon the record. In a “ big room ”, for a time, two families, aggregating four adults and nine children, made this piece of real estate their home. The deceased infant was one of them. The Rojas family was the first to occupy this “ apartment ”, then moved out, leaving Rosa Quinones and her…