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Pitts v. United Traction Company

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department
May 9, 1945
269 App. Div. 796 (N.Y. App. Div. 1945)

Opinion

May 9, 1945.

Appeal from Supreme Court of Albany County.


The only issues raised on appeal are: (1) whether there was evidence of negligence on the part of the defendant's motorman sufficient to sustain the verdict; or (2) whether the verdict was against the weight of evidence. There was conflicting testimony as to the speed of the trolley car, and on the issue of whether signals were given. The street where the accident happened is narrow and congested. It was known to the motorman that numerous small children were playing on both sides of the street. He was bound to exercise care commensurate with risks to be reasonably anticipated from the heedlessness of children under such circumstances. We think on all the proof that there was sufficient to sustain the verdict of the jury, and that their verdict was not against the weight of the evidence. Judgment affirmed, with costs. All concur.


Summaries of

Pitts v. United Traction Company

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department
May 9, 1945
269 App. Div. 796 (N.Y. App. Div. 1945)
Case details for

Pitts v. United Traction Company

Case Details

Full title:THOMAS J. PITTS, as Administrator of the Estate of BARBARA J. PITTS…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department

Date published: May 9, 1945

Citations

269 App. Div. 796 (N.Y. App. Div. 1945)