Case Name: Frances Leonard, an Infant, by Harry Leonard, Her Guardian ad Litem, Appellant, v. Home Owners' Loan Corporation, et al., Defendants, and New York Telephone Company, Respondent. (Action No. 1.); Harry Leonard, Appellant, v. Home Owners' Loan Corporation, et al., Defendants, and New York Telephone Company, Respondent. (Action No. 2.)
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1947-10-17
Citations: 297 N.Y. 103
Docket Number: 
Parties: Frances Leonard, an Infant, by Harry Leonard, Her Guardian ad Litem, Appellant, v. Home Owners’ Loan Corporation, et al., Defendants, and New York Telephone Company, Respondent. (Action No. 1.) Harry Leonard, Appellant, v. Home Owners’ Loan Corporation, et al., Defendants, and New York Telephone Company, Respondent. (Action No. 2.)
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 297
Pages: 103–105

Head Matter:
Frances Leonard, an Infant, by Harry Leonard, Her Guardian ad Litem, Appellant, v. Home Owners’ Loan Corporation, et al., Defendants, and New York Telephone Company, Respondent. (Action No. 1.) Harry Leonard, Appellant, v. Home Owners’ Loan Corporation, et al., Defendants, and New York Telephone Company, Respondent. (Action No. 2.)
Argued October 2, 1947;
decided October 17, 1947.
Morris Simon for appellants.
Frcmk L. Wiswall and Carl 0. Olson for respondent.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
In its charge the trial court instructed the jury that a verdict could not be rendered against defendant New York Telephone Company unless it was shown that that defendant " caused or contributed to cause " the brick — over which the infant plaintiff tripped — to fall in the alleyway. No objection having been made by plaintiffs, that charge became the law of the case. Since the evidence thus rendered vital was not adduced, we have no alternative hut to affirm the determination dismissing the complaint. (See e.g. Buckin v. Long Island R. R. Co., 286 N. Y. 146, 149.) We pass on no other question. The judgments should be affirmed, with costs.
Lotjghean, Oh. J., Lewis, Conway, Desmond, Thaoheb, Dye and Ftjld, JJ., concur.
Judgments affirmed.