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Smith v. Vaughn

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Oct 19, 1961
178 N.E.2d 915 (N.Y. 1961)

Opinion

Argued October 5, 1961

Decided October 19, 1961

Appeal from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the Fourth Judicial Department, CLARENCE H. BRISCO, J.

W. Earle Costello for appellant.

Robert H. Cole for respondent.


Judgment affirmed, with costs. We do not approve the practice in negligence cases of charging section 1190 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law unless the proof fairly indicates that something more than ordinary negligence is involved. However, in the present case we do not consider that the court's instructions as to this section were prejudicial error. No opinion.

Concur: Chief Judge DESMOND and Judges DYE, FULD, FROESSEL, VAN VOORHIS, BURKE and FOSTER.


Summaries of

Smith v. Vaughn

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Oct 19, 1961
178 N.E.2d 915 (N.Y. 1961)
Case details for

Smith v. Vaughn

Case Details

Full title:WARD V. SMITH, Respondent, v. RAY C. VAUGHN, Appellant

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Oct 19, 1961

Citations

178 N.E.2d 915 (N.Y. 1961)
178 N.E.2d 915
222 N.Y.S.2d 693

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