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Hilsenbeck v. Guhring

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Mar 25, 1892
131 N.Y. 674 (N.Y. 1892)

Summary

In Hilsenbeck v. Guhring, supra, plaintiff opened the wrong door off of an apartment house hall, found only darkness confronting him, and upon proceeding without securing a light fell down a flight of stairs instead of entering the room he had sought.

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Opinion

Argued March 18, 1892

Decided March 25, 1892

William J. Gaynor for appellant.

Alfred Steckler for respondent.



Per Curiam opinion for reversal and new trial.

All concur.

Judgment reversed.


Summaries of

Hilsenbeck v. Guhring

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Mar 25, 1892
131 N.Y. 674 (N.Y. 1892)

In Hilsenbeck v. Guhring, supra, plaintiff opened the wrong door off of an apartment house hall, found only darkness confronting him, and upon proceeding without securing a light fell down a flight of stairs instead of entering the room he had sought.

Summary of this case from Sanders v. City of Long Beach

In Hilsenbeck v. Guhring, 131 N.Y. 674, plaintiff was visiting a tenant of the defendant's in an apartment house in the city of Brooklyn.

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Case details for

Hilsenbeck v. Guhring

Case Details

Full title:LEONHARDT HILSENBECK, Respondent, v . JOHN M. GUHRING, Appellant

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Mar 25, 1892

Citations

131 N.Y. 674 (N.Y. 1892)
43 N.Y. St. Rptr. 936
30 N.E. 580

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