Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 1948

Miller v. City of New York

Miller v. City of New York
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York · Decided December 20, 1948
274 A.D. 1006; 85 N.Y.S.2d 519; 1948 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 4470
Miller v. City of New York

Opinion of the Court

Appeal from a judgment in favor of the plaintiff in an action to recover damages for negligence on the part of the defendant, the City of New York, in an accident in which plaintiff- came into contact with one of its trolley cars. Judgment affirmed, with costs. No opinion. Nolan, P. J., Carswell, Johnston and Sneed, JJ., concur; Wenzel, J., dissents and votes to reverse the judgment and to dismiss the complaint on the ground that, as a matter of law, the plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence.

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