SCHWARTZ v. MADISON SQUARE GARDEN CORP.


283 A.D. 385 (1954)

Ruth Schwartz, Respondent, v. Madison Square Garden Corporation, Appellant

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.

March 2, 1954.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Benjamin H. Siff of counsel (Barnet S. Blume, attorney), for respondent.

Patrick E. Gibbons of counsel (John G. Donovan with him on the brief; Galli & Locker, attorneys), for appellant.

DORE, J. P., CALLAHAN, BREITEL, BOTEIN and BERGAN, JJ., concur.


Per Curiam.

Plaintiff fell and was injured in descending a stairway from the balcony of Madison Square Garden and has recovered a judgment against defendant. She had attended a matinee performance of a rodeo show with her brother-in-law and two small nieces.

Plaintiff's brother-in-law testified that the Garden "seemed to be crowded to me" but there was no suggestion the balcony was excessively crowded and no...

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