Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York, 1946

Calabrese v. James McCreery & Co.

Calabrese v. James McCreery & Co.
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · Decided October 10, 1946
187 Misc. 538; 67 N.Y.S.2d 247; 1946 N.Y. Misc. LEXIS 3219

Counsel

John W. Olmstead, Albert P. Thill and John P. Smith for appellant., Arthur M. Waldman for respondents.

Calabrese v. James McCreery & Co.

Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam.

Memorandum The court erred in refusing to charge as requested by defendant that it owed to the customer the exercise of reasonable care only. On the charge the jury here could have found for plaintiffs simply because the child was attracted to the opening, regardless of whether the place was reasonably safe or the defendant in the exercise of reasonable care could have anticipated a child’s fingers might go into the opening.

The judgment should be unanimously reversed upon the law and new trial granted, with $30 costs to defendant to abide the event.

MacCrate, Smith and Fennelly, JJ., concur.

Judgment reversed, etc.

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