Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 1942

Gottschalk v. Reinhardt

Gottschalk v. Reinhardt
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York · Decided May 11, 1942
264 A.D. 777; 35 N.Y.S.2d 279; 1942 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 4680
Gottschalk v. Reinhardt

Opinion of the Court

Action to recover damages for wrongful death. Plaintiff’s decedent fell into a tub of hot water placed by the defendant and left unguarded on a floor in a room in his premises. Decedent was invited by defendant to the premises, and defendant knew that decedent, a three-year old child, was playing about, in and out of the rooms. Decedent suffered injuries from which he died. Judgment for plaintiff unanimously affirmed, with costs. No opinion. Present — Lazansky, P. J., Carswell, Johnston, Taylor and Close, JJ.

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