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Puccio v. Metropolitan Jockey Club

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Feb 25, 1943
47 N.E.2d 962 (N.Y. 1943)

Summary

In Puccio v. Metropolitan Jockey Club (290 N.Y. 565) the Court of Appeals stated: "`The record contains no evidence that the plaintiff slipped upon any of the litter which is claimed to have been upon the stairs of the grandstand where he fell. There is no reason to assume, therefore, that the plaintiff's fall was caused by any negligence of the defendant rather than by the moist condition of the stairs for which the defendant was not responsible.'"

Summary of this case from Gramm v. State

Opinion

Argued January 7, 1943

Decided February 25, 1943

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department, DINEEN, J.

Harry Fieldsteel, Vincent P. Rao and Anthony J. Siminerio for appellant.

Olin S. Nye and Reginald V. Spell for respondent.


Judgment affirmed, with costs; no opinion.

Concur: LEHMAN, Ch. J., LOUGHRAN, FINCH, RIPPEY, LEWIS, CONWAY and DESMOND, JJ.


Summaries of

Puccio v. Metropolitan Jockey Club

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Feb 25, 1943
47 N.E.2d 962 (N.Y. 1943)

In Puccio v. Metropolitan Jockey Club (290 N.Y. 565) the Court of Appeals stated: "`The record contains no evidence that the plaintiff slipped upon any of the litter which is claimed to have been upon the stairs of the grandstand where he fell. There is no reason to assume, therefore, that the plaintiff's fall was caused by any negligence of the defendant rather than by the moist condition of the stairs for which the defendant was not responsible.'"

Summary of this case from Gramm v. State
Case details for

Puccio v. Metropolitan Jockey Club

Case Details

Full title:GASPARE PUCCIO, Appellant, v. METROPOLITAN JOCKEY CLUB, Respondent

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Feb 25, 1943

Citations

47 N.E.2d 962 (N.Y. 1943)
47 N.E.2d 962

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