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Schweitzer v. Mindlin

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
May 11, 1928
248 N.Y. 560 (N.Y. 1928)

Opinion

Argued April 30, 1928

Decided May 11, 1928

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department.

Lyman A. Spalding, Arthur McCausland and William J. Nolan for appellant.

George Eilperin and Habeeb Abokair for respondent.


Order of Appellate Division and that of Special Term reversed and defendant's motion for judgment granted, with costs in all courts. Question certified answered in the negative. Held, that the complaint does not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action in that it fails to state any facts from which an inference of negligence is possible.

Concur: CARDOZO, Ch. J., POUND, CRANE, ANDREWS, LEHMAN, KELLOGG and O'BRIEN, JJ.


Summaries of

Schweitzer v. Mindlin

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
May 11, 1928
248 N.Y. 560 (N.Y. 1928)
Case details for

Schweitzer v. Mindlin

Case Details

Full title:SAMUEL B. SCHWEITZER, Respondent, v. MAX MINDLIN, Appellant

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: May 11, 1928

Citations

248 N.Y. 560 (N.Y. 1928)

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