Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 1957

Sims v. Bergamo

Sims v. Bergamo
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York · Decided January 29, 1957
3 A.D.2d 658; 158 N.Y.S.2d 1008; 1957 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 6566
Sims v. Bergamo

Opinion of the Court

Judgment unanimously reversed, with costs to the appellant, the complaint dismissed, and the clerk is directed to enter judgment in favor of the defendant dismissing the complaint, with costs. The evidence adduced failed to establish the fact or warrant the conclusion that the bartender was acting within the scope of his employment or in furtherance of his employer’s business in assaulting the plaintiff. Concur — Peek, P. J., Botein, Rabin and Frank, JJ.

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