Case Name: Harold Rothbard, an Infant, by Harriet Rothbard, His Guardian ad Litem, and Harriet Rothbard; and Leroy Schwartz, an Infant, by Anna Schwartz, His Guardian ad Litem, and Anna Schwartz, Appellants, v. Joseph P. Day, Inc., Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1940-02-05
Citations: 258 A.D. 1063
Docket Number: 
Parties: Harold Rothbard, an Infant, by Harriet Rothbard, His Guardian ad Litem, and Harriet Rothbard; and Leroy Schwartz, an Infant, by Anna Schwartz, His Guardian ad Litem, and Anna Schwartz, Appellants, v. Joseph P. Day, Inc., Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 258
Pages: 1063–1063

Head Matter:
Harold Rothbard, an Infant, by Harriet Rothbard, His Guardian ad Litem, and Harriet Rothbard; and Leroy Schwartz, an Infant, by Anna Schwartz, His Guardian ad Litem, and Anna Schwartz, Appellants, v. Joseph P. Day, Inc., Respondent.

Opinion:
In an action brought by the infant-plaintiffs to recover damages for personal injuries sustained in a swimming pool operated by defendant, and by their mothers for loss of services and medical expenses, judgment dismissing the complaints at the close of plaintiffs' ease affirmed, with costs. No opinion. Hagarty, Johnston and Taylor, JJ., concur; Lazansky, P. J., and Close, J., concur for affirmance of judgment dismissing the complaint as to plaintiffs Harold Rothbard and Harriet Rothbard; but dissent as to plaintiffs Leroy Schwartz and Anna Schwartz, and as to them vote to reverse the judgment and grant a new trial, with the following memorandum: 150 people were using the swimming pool which had four or five diving boards. There was only one guard, He was seated fifty-five feet away from the diving board used by the infant plaintiffs. A jury might have found that there was inadequate supervision. Plaintiffs Schwartz made out a cause of action. (Allon v. Park Central Hotel Co., Inc., 248 App. Div. 604; affd., 272 N. Y. 631.)