Mary S. Boyce, Respondent v. Greeley Square Hotel Company, Appellant

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals affirmed the judgment for the plaintiff, holding that the trial court did not err in allowing the jury to award damages for both physical pain and emotional humiliation caused by the innkeeper's servant. The court affirmed that the innkeeper is liable under respondeat superior, that the plaintiff may recover under either tort or breach of contract theory, and that mental suffering is compensable in this context.