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Hruska v. James Stewart Co., Inc.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Mar 5, 1948
78 N.E.2d 859 (N.Y. 1948)

Opinion

Argued November 19, 1947

Decided March 5, 1948

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department, CUFF, J.

Orrin G. Judd, John P. Cohalan, Jr., Saul A. Shames and William H. Westerbeke for appellant.

Frederick Mellor for respondent.


Judgment affirmed, with costs, upon the ground that the record established plaintiff's contributory negligence as matter of law. No opinion.

Concur: LEWIS, DESMOND, THACHER and DYE, JJ. Dissenting: LOUGHRAN, Ch. J., CONWAY and FULD, JJ.


Summaries of

Hruska v. James Stewart Co., Inc.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Mar 5, 1948
78 N.E.2d 859 (N.Y. 1948)
Case details for

Hruska v. James Stewart Co., Inc.

Case Details

Full title:WILLIAM HRUSKA, Appellant, v. JAMES STEWART CO., INC., Respondent

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Mar 5, 1948

Citations

78 N.E.2d 859 (N.Y. 1948)
78 N.E.2d 859

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