Legal Opinion

Roberts v. Ellis

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided October 8, 1951PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

In our opinion the papers submitted on the motion do not establish plaintiff’s indigence. The facts alleged in the moving papers are not sufficient to justify preference in the trial of this cause over those of other litigants awaiting trial, and, hence, the granting of the motion was an improvident exercise of discretion. (O’Callaghan v. Brawley, 276 App. Div. 908; Thomas v. Green Bus Lines, 276 App. Div. 922; Keeler v. Greene, 273 App. Div. 976; Lavicka v. National Transp. Co., 264 App. Div. 785; Braver v. Davis, 277 App. Div. 879.) Carswell, Acting P. J., Adel, Sneed, Wenzel and MaeCrate,…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Lavicka v. National Transportation Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1942
  2. Keeler v. GreeneAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1948

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Brown v. UpfoldNew York Supreme Court · 1953

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