Brooks v. Angelo's Cleaners

In Brooks v. Angelo's Cleaners, 103 A.D.2d 923, 477 N.Y.S.2d 922 (3d Dep't 1984) the court concluded, after finding that the plaintiffs' pillow covers had been damaged as a result of the defendant dry cleaner's negligence, that: "Defendant's attempt to relieve himself of liability by the inclusion of a disclaimer of responsibility to warrant his work contained on the reverse side of the cleaning ticket was legally ineffective.... No notice was given to plaintiffs that there was a risk attendant to cleaning the covers and that defendant intended to disclaim responsibility for his own negligence. Under such circumstances, the disclaimer was ineffective." (477 N.Y.S.2d at 923.)