New York Court of Appeals, 1960

Bratt v. Midland Asphalt Corp.

Bratt v. Midland Asphalt Corp.
New York Court of Appeals · Decided July 8, 1960
8 N.Y.2d 963; 204 N.Y.S.2d 191

Bratt v. Midland Asphalt Corp.

Opinion of the Court

Judgment reversed and a new trial granted, with costs to abide the event, upon the ground that the evidence in this case created a question of fact as to the nature of the relationship between defendant-respondent and defendant trucker. It, therefore, was error for the trial court to charge that defendant trucker was an independent contractor as a matter of law (Johnson v. B. T. K. Petroleum Co., 289 N. Y. 101). No opinion.

Concur: Chief Judge Desmond and Judges Dye, Fuld, Froessel, Van Voorhis, Burke and Foster.

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