Legal Opinion
De Renzis v. New York Rapid Transit Corp.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 3, 1939PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGlennon, J.
The plaintiff intended to become a passenger on the defendant’s railroad shortly before noon on May 8, 1936. While descending the stairs from the street to the DeKalb avenue station in Brooklyn, he fell to the mezzanine landing and was injured. He stated, in substance, that at about the fifth step from the bottom something caught the heel of his left shoe with the result that he lost his balance. After he had fallen, he noticed a screw protruding upward about one-half an inch from the sheet iron covering on the step. Each of the steps was protected by four plates which are four inches in…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Kelly v. Manhattan Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1889
- Schonleben v. Interborough Rapid Transit Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1914
- Weldon v. New York, New Haven & Hartford RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1913
- Foley v. Manhattan El. Railway Co.New York Supreme Court · 1895
3Cited by4 opinions
- Bravado v. MurrayAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1939
- Schiller v. Pennsylvania RailroadDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1961
- Rock v. Fidelity & Casualty Co.New York Supreme Court · 1961
- De Nicolo v. PalmerDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1941