McAuliff v. Gabriel

In this “slip and fall” case, the plaintiff* 1 filed timely notice of appeal from the jury verdict of no cause of action and from the order denying plaintiff’s motion for a new trial.

Plaintiff was an employee of Ford Motor Company. On the night of February 4, 1967, he and several of his co-workers held an informal union meeting regarding proposals that would subsequently be submitted to their employer during contract negotiations. The plaintiff arrived at the lounge designated as the meeting place around 9 p.m. Because of the noise which allegedly interfered with their attempted discussion,…