New York Court of Appeals
Dorothy Dalton, Appellant v. Hamilton Hotel Operating Co., Inc., Respondent
May 14, 1926242 N.Y. 481
Summary
The Court of Appeals held that the plaintiff's storage agreement was a gratuitous bailment separate from the lease, that the lease and receipt exemption clauses did not shield the defendant from liability for gross negligence, and that the plaintiff established a prima facie case of gross negligence warranting reversal of the Appellate Division's dismissal and a new trial.