MAJOR v. WAVERLY & OGDEN


7 N.Y.2d 332 (1960)

Pearl Major, Appellant, v. Waverly & Ogden, Inc., Respondent.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided January 21, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Morris Block for appellant.

William F. McNulty and Stanley D. Hicks for respondent.

Chief Judge DESMOND and Judges DYE, FULD, VAN VOORHIS, BURKE and FOSTER concur.


FROESSEL, J.

Plaintiff, while visiting at the apartment of friends in a two-story building owned by defendant, fell down a flight of stairs and sustained the injuries of which she complains in this action. She testified that she had been watching a picture on television and got up "in a rush" to go to the bathroom. The living room was dark at the time except for the light from the television screen, and she went...

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