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KARLSON v. 305 EAST 43RD STREET CORPORATION

No. 138, Docket 30668.

370 F.2d 467 (1967)

Eskil L. KARLSON, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. 305 EAST 43RD STREET CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals Second Circuit.

Decided January 4, 1967.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles F. Krause, New York City (Speiser, Shumate, Geoghan & Krause, New York City, on the brief), for plaintiff-appellee.

Edmund F. Lamb, New York City (William E. Fay, III, and Purdy, Lamb & Catoggio, New York City, on the brief), for defendant-appellant.

Before MEDINA, FRIENDLY and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

MEDINA, Circuit Judge:

A New York corporation, owner of a building in New York City, appeals from a judgment entered upon a verdict in the amount of $150,000 after the trial before Judge McGohey of an action for damages for personal injuries suffered by Eskil L. Karlson, a Connecticut commuter, as the result of a fall into an elevator shaft. Jurisdiction is based on diversity and New York law governs throughout.

While the building owner claims that Karlson...

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