Case Name: Rena Shines, Appellant, v. W. & Y. Realty Corp., Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1940-05-31
Citations: 259 A.D. 596
Docket Number: 
Parties: Rena Shines, Appellant, v. W. & Y. Realty Corp., Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 259
Pages: 596–597

Head Matter:
Rena Shines, Appellant, v. W. & Y. Realty Corp., Respondent.
First Department,
May 31, 1940.
Roderick B. Travis of counsel [Warren W. Wells, attorney], for the appellant.
Leo Bradspies, for the respondent.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
Upon the facts in this case it was error to hold as a matter of law that defendant was not negligent. The issue was one of fact for the jury. By their verdict in favor of plaintiff the jury necessarily found that defendant reasonably could have foreseen that a person cleaning the outside of the windows in the manner described by plaintiff would be given a sense of security by the presence of the balcony, and that its use, as testified to by plaintiff, should have been anticipated. The evidence was sufficient to justify such a finding. The verdict, therefore, should not have been disturbed.
The judgment should be reversed, with costs, and the verdict reinstated.
Present — Martin, P. J., O'Malley, Glennon, Cohn and Callahan, JJ.
Judgment unanimously reversed, with costs, and the verdict reinstated.