Case Name: Arthur E. Williams, Respondent v. James McGinness Company, Inc., Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1917-01
Citations: 176 A.D. 936
Docket Number: 
Parties: Arthur E. Williams, Respondent v. James McGinness Company, Inc., Appellant.—
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 176
Pages: 936–936

Head Matter:
Arthur E. Williams, Respondent v. James McGinness Company, Inc., Appellant.—

Opinion:
Judgment and order reversed and new trial granted, costs to abide the event, upon the ground that the charge to the jury to the effect that the fact that the box fell, if plaintiff's own act did not contribute to its fall, justified a verdict for the plaintiff. We think this was not a case for the rule of res ipsa loquitur, since by itself the falling box did not speak of or identify defendant as the wrongdoer. Jenks, P. J., Mills, Rich and Putnam, JJ., concurred.