CRISPO v. ART STUDENT LEAGUE


180 Misc.2d 54 (1999)

687 N.Y.S.2d 582

Mary Crispo, Plaintiff, v. Art Student League, Defendant.

Supreme Court, Kings County.

March 11, 1999


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Napoli, Kaiser & Bern, L. L. P., New York City (Marc Jay Bern of counsel), for plaintiff. Smetana, Villan & Gash, New York City (Beth L. Rex of counsel), for defendant.


MARTIN SCHNEIER, J.

This opinion supplements the court's oral ruling made during trial.

The plaintiff alleges that she was injured when she sat on a chair that belonged to the defendant, a private art school, and the chair collapsed. The plaintiff maintains that the collapse of the chair was an accident that would not normally occur in the absence of negligence and, accordingly, requests that the court give the res ipsa loquitur charge (see...

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