Case Name: Delorous Hicks and Chester Hicks, Appellants, v. Steeplechase Amusement Co., Inc., Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1936-10-23
Citations: 248 A.D. 901
Docket Number: 
Parties: Delorous Hicks and Chester Hicks, Appellants, v. Steeplechase Amusement Co., Inc., Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 248
Pages: 901–902

Head Matter:
Delorous Hicks and Chester Hicks, Appellants, v. Steeplechase Amusement Co., Inc., Respondent.

Opinion:
Judgment in favor of the defendant against the plaintiffs on the merits reversed on the law and a new trial granted, with costs to appellants to abide the event. There were questions of fact which should have been submitted to the jury: (1) Did the defendant, a lessee of a public amusement park, breach the duty cast upon it to exercise vigilance for the safety of its patrons? (2) Was a defective condition of the floor, together with the oiling thereof by defendant, the proximate cause of the accident? (3) Did the negligence of the plaintiff wife contribute to the accident? Lazansky, P. J., Carswell, Davis, Johnston and Adel, JJ., concur.