New York Court of Appeals

Henry Camp, Respondent v. Willard Wood, Appellant

January 21, 187976 N.Y. 92

Summary

The Court affirmed the judgment for the plaintiff who fell from a wooden awning after mistaking an open door for the street entrance. It held that the innkeeper, by holding the hall for public purposes, owed a duty of reasonable care to provide safe entrance and departure arrangements, and that breach and contributory negligence are questions for the jury.