Nelson v. Salem Danish Lutheran Church

Action by plaintiff wife to recover damages for personal injuries. Companion action by plaintiff husband for expenses and loss of services. Judgment for plaintiffs reversed on the law and the facts, with costs, and the complaint dismissed on the law, with costs. Plaintiffs did not establish actionable negligence. The fact that a floor is slippery by reason of its smoothness or polish, in the absence of proof of negligent application of wax or polish, does not give rise to a cause of action. (Kline v. Abraham, 178 N. Y. 377, 380; Abbott v. Richmond County Country Club, 211 App. Div. 231, affd.…