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Sobel v. O'Connor

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Mar 23, 1944
267 App. Div. 943 (N.Y. App. Div. 1944)

Opinion

March 23, 1944.

Present — Cunningham, P.J., Taylor, Dowling, Harris and McCurn, JJ.


Judgment and order affirmed, with costs.

All concur, except Taylor and Dowling, JJ., who dissent and vote for reversal and for dismissal of the complaint in the following memorandum:

The evidence indicates beyond peradventure that the accident was caused by the skidding of the car on the icy road and not by reason of any mechanical defect in the left tie rod and steering knuckle as claimed by the plaintiff. Furthermore, if the accident was caused by some mechanical defect in the steering mechanism, the plaintiff has failed to show liability on that ground within the rule laid down in Higgins v. Mason ( 255 N.Y. 104). (The judgment is for plaintiff in an automobile negligence action. The order denies a motion for a new trial.)


Summaries of

Sobel v. O'Connor

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Mar 23, 1944
267 App. Div. 943 (N.Y. App. Div. 1944)
Case details for

Sobel v. O'Connor

Case Details

Full title:NORA SOBEL, Respondent, v. MAURICE O'CONNOR, Appellant

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

Date published: Mar 23, 1944

Citations

267 App. Div. 943 (N.Y. App. Div. 1944)

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