Clark v. New York Hotel Statler Co.

Decision Date11 April 1930
Citation253 N.Y. 583,171 N.E. 792
PartiesMabel CLARK, Respondent, v. NEW YORK HOTEL STATLER CO., Inc., Appellant.
CourtNew York Court of Appeals Court of Appeals

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Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the First Judicial Department (227 App. Div. 714, 236 N. Y. S. 767), entered October 29, 1929, affirming a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a verdict in an action to recover for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by plaintiff through the negligence of the defendant. Plaintiff, while passing through a revolving door for the purpose of leaving the Hotel Pennsylvania in the city of New York, after attending an exhibit therein for which an admission fee was charged, was struck from behind by a leaf of the door and thrown to the pavement, causing the injuries complained of.Clarence S. Zipp and E. C. Sherwood, both of New York City, for appellant.

R. Gordon Mackay, of Brooklyn, for respondent.

PER CURIAM.

Judgment affirmed, with costs.

CARDOZO, C. J., and POUND, CRANE, LEHMAN, KELLOGG, O'BRIEN, and HUBBS, JJ., concur.

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