Gewirtzman v. Schneider

New York Court of Appeals
Gewirtzman v. Schneider, 162 N.E. 532 (N.Y. 1928)
248 N.Y. 579; 1928 N.Y. LEXIS 1384

Gewirtzman v. Schneider

Opinion of the Court

Judgment of Appellate Division and that of Trial Term reversed and new trial granted, with costs to abide event, on the ground that the trial judge erroneously charged the jury that as a matter of law the pile of lumber was in the custody and control of the defendants, and that they were alone responsible for any negligence involved in the falling of the pile.

Concur: Cardozo, Ch. J., Crane, Andrews, Lehman, Kellogg and O’Brien, JJ. Not sitting: Pound, J.

Reference

Full Case Name
Morris Gewirtzman, an Infant, by Isidore Gewirtzman, His Guardian Ad Litem, Respondent, v. Barnet Schneider Et Al., Copartners Under the Firm Name of Schneider & Rosenblum, Appellants; Isidore Gewirtzman, Respondent, v. Barnet Schneider Et Al., Copartners Under the Firm Name of Schneider & Rosenblum, Appellants
Status
Published