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Brown v. State of New York

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Jul 8, 1959
160 N.E.2d 534 (N.Y. 1959)

Opinion

Argued March 12, 1959

Decided July 8, 1959

Appeal from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the Fourth Judicial Department, BERNARD RYAN, J.

Louis J. Lefkowitz, Attorney-General ( Paxton Blair of counsel), for appellant.

Russell J. Danieu for respondent.


Judgment of Appellate Division reversed and that of the Court of Claims reinstated, with costs in this court and in the Appellate Division, upon the ground that the preponderance of the credible evidence supports a finding that claimant was guilty of contributory negligence in driving his motor vehicle. No opinion.

Concur: Judges DYE, FROESSEL, VAN VOORHIS and BURKE. Chief Judge CONWAY and Judges DESMOND and FULD dissent and vote to affirm.


Summaries of

Brown v. State of New York

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Jul 8, 1959
160 N.E.2d 534 (N.Y. 1959)
Case details for

Brown v. State of New York

Case Details

Full title:LEO J. BROWN, Respondent, v. STATE OF NEW YORK, Appellant. (Claim No…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Jul 8, 1959

Citations

160 N.E.2d 534 (N.Y. 1959)
160 N.E.2d 534
189 N.Y.S.2d 666