Case Name: Etta Levy and Leo Levy, Respondents, v. Ben's Appetizing Grocery Shop, Inc., Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1935-11
Citations: 246 A.D. 588
Docket Number: 
Parties: Etta Levy and Leo Levy, Respondents, v. Ben’s Appetizing Grocery Shop, Inc., Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 246
Pages: 588–589

Head Matter:
Etta Levy and Leo Levy, Respondents, v. Ben’s Appetizing Grocery Shop, Inc., Appellant.

Opinion:
Action for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff Etta Levy, by reason of her falling through an opening in the floor leading to the cellar of a store operated by defendant, the trap-door of which was open, and for loss of services by her husband, Leo Levy. Judgment unanimously reversed and a new trial ordered with costs to the appellant to abide the event, on the ground that it was error for the court to refuse to charge the following requests: " That if the jury finds that that trap-door was not opened while the plaintiff was standing behind that counter for those two minutes, as she has testified, then the accident has not happened substantially in the manner in which she has testified, and in that event, they must find for the defendant. That merely submitting the case to them and denying my motions does not mean that the plaintiff must recover.'' Present — Martin, P. J., Merrell, Townley, Glennon and Untermyer, JJ.