Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 1945

Pritty v. Hanaway

Pritty v. Hanaway
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York · Decided September 21, 1945
269 A.D. 920; 57 N.Y.S.2d 546; 1945 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 4474
Pritty v. Hanaway

Opinion of the Court

Appeal by defendant from a judgment entered in Albany County April 24, 1945, on a verdict against him in favor of plaintiff for $8,000 and from an order denying the motion to set aside the verdict and for a new trial. The action is. for damages arising from negligence. Respondent was riding with appellant, in an automobile operated by appellant, which skidded and came into contact with a tree. ' The principal defense is that the plaintiff is guilty of contributory negligence. Judgment and order affirmed, with costs. All concur.

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