Case Name: Dana A. Friend et al., Appellants, et al., Plaintiff, v. Brooklyn Trust Company, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1943-01-18
Citations: 265 A.D. 1006
Docket Number: 
Parties: Dana A. Friend et al., Appellants, et al., Plaintiff, v. Brooklyn Trust Company, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 265
Pages: 1006–1006

Head Matter:
Dana A. Friend et al., Appellants, et al., Plaintiff, v. Brooklyn Trust Company, Respondent.

Opinion:
In our opinion appellants were at most mere licensees to whom defendant owed the duty only of refraining from active, wilful or wanton negligence. (Morse v. Buffalo Tank Corp., 280 N. Y. 110; Mendelowitz v. Neisner, 258 N. Y. 181.) There is no proof that the injuries sustained by appellants were the result of any affirmative or wilful negligence on the part of defendant. It is unnecessary to determine whether a trustee under the Sehackno Act is liable for passive negligence. Present — Close, P. J., Carswell, Johnston, Adel and Taylor, JJ.