Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 1922

Kelleher v. Atkinson

Kelleher v. Atkinson
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York · Decided March 15, 1922
201 A.D. 876
Kelleher v. Atkinson

Opinion of the Court

Judgment and order *877reversed on the law and new trial granted, with costs to the appellants to abide the event. Held, that the charge made at the request of plaintiff’s counsel “ that the defendant is held to the highest degree of care in the operation of the elevators, consistent with their efficient use,” constitutes reversible error. (Griffen v. Manice, 166 N. Y. 188; O’Brien v. New York Railways Co., 185 App. Div. 867.) All concur.

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