New York Court of Appeals

Rose Tousey, Respondent v. Lewis Roberts, Appellant

May 3, 1889114 N.Y. 312

Summary

The Court affirmed the judgment for the plaintiff, holding that the landlord was liable for the negligence of a boy who opened the elevator door, that the plaintiff was not contributorily negligent, that the motion for nonsuit was properly denied, and that the trial court did not err in refusing to charge all of the defendant's requested jury instructions.