Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 1920

Wagner v. Hagerty

Wagner v. Hagerty
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York · Decided July 15, 1920
193 A.D. 912
Wagner v. Hagerty

Opinion of the Court

Judgment and order in favor of plaintiff and against Rodgers & Hagerty, Incorporated, reversed, upon the ground that the finding of the jury that the driver of the truck concerned in the accident was in the employ of the said defendant is contrary to the evidence. The judgment and order in favor of the Hagerty Motor Trucking Company, dismissing the complaint, reversed upon the ground that the jury was authorized to find upon tite evidence that the said driver was in the employ of the said Hagerty Motor Trucking Company; and a new trial granted, costs to abide the event. Jenks, P. J., Rich, Putnam and Jayeox, JJ., concur; Kelly, J., dissents.

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