Case Name: Ethel S. Wakeman, Respondent, v. The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company and Another, Appellants
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1936-05-16
Citations: 247 A.D. 462
Docket Number: 
Parties: Ethel S. Wakeman, Respondent, v. The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company and Another, Appellants.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 247
Pages: 462–463

Head Matter:
Ethel S. Wakeman, Respondent, v. The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company and Another, Appellants.
First Department,
May 16, 1936.
Kenneth O. Moth-Smith of counsel [Clive C. Handy, attorney for The New York Central Railroad Company; John M. Gibbons, attorney for New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company], for the appellants.
Thomas J. O’Neill of counsel [Edward F. Cavanagh, Jr., with him on the brief], for the respondent.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
There is in this case no showing that the defendants had actual or constructive notice of the alleged dangerous and unsafe condition of the washroom floor which it is claimed was the cause of plaintiff's fall and resultant injuries; nor is there any proof that the alleged dangerous condition was created by defendants' own servants. In the circumstances, plaintiff failed to establish any cause of action against defendants. (Boettcher v. Dowling, 243 App. Div. 397; affd., 270 N. Y. 557.)
The judgment should accordingly be reversed, with costs, and the complaint dismissed, with costs.
Present — Martin, P. J., McAvoy, Glennon, Dore and Cohn, JJ.; Glennon and Dore, JJ., dissent and vote to affirm.
Judgment reversed, with costs, and complaint dismissed, with costs.