Case Name: Elizabeth B. Gardner, an Infant, by Charles H. Gardner, Her Guardian ad Litem, Respondent, v. State of New York, Appellant; Charles H. Gardner, Respondent, v. State of New York, Appellant
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1939-07-11
Citations: 281 N.Y. 212
Docket Number: Claim No. 24499; Claim No. 24500
Parties: Elizabeth B. Gardner, an Infant, by Charles H. Gardner, Her Guardian ad Litem, Respondent, v. State of New York, Appellant. Charles H. Gardner, Respondent, v. State of New York, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 281
Pages: 212–218

Head Matter:
Elizabeth B. Gardner, an Infant, by Charles H. Gardner, Her Guardian ad Litem, Respondent, v. State of New York, Appellant. Charles H. Gardner, Respondent, v. State of New York, Appellant.
(Claim No. 24499.)
(Claim No. 24500.)
Argued June 1, 1939;
decided July 11, 1939.
John J. Bennett, Jr., Attorney-General (LeonfM. Layden and James H. Glavin, Jr., of counsel), for appellant.
Charles H. Gardner and J. T. Gardner for respondents.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
The Appellate Division found that failure to instruct the infant claimant pursuant to the customary method was the proximate cause of her injuries. We think this finding is in accord with the weight of the evidence. The question whether the head stand exercise was inherently dangerous to young children, even when properly instructed, is not presented by the record.
In each action the judgment should be affirmed, with costs.