Hicks v. Steeplechase Amusement Co.
Hicks v. Steeplechase Amusement Co.
248 A.D. 901; 290 N.Y.S. 623; 1936 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 8010
Opinion of the Court
Judgment in favor of the defendant against the plaintiffs on the merits reversed on the law and a new trial granted, with costs to appellants to abide the event. There were questions of fact which should have been submitted to the jury: (1) Did the defendant, a lessee of a public amusement park, breach the duty cast upon it to exercise vigilance for the safety of its patrons? (2) Was a defective condition of the floor, together with the oiling thereof by defendant, the proximate cause of the accident? (3) Did the negligence of the
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