Legal Opinion

Dorfman v. Aronowitz

New York Supreme Court

Decided June 27, 1961Published

1Opinion of the CourtMatthew M. Levy, J.

This is an action for damages for personal injuries. The cause was tried without a jury. Findings of facts and conclusions of law were duly waived. It was stipulated that, if the plaintiff were entitled to recover, her damages amounted to $6,000. The only issue tried before me, therefore, was the liability of the defendants for the accident involved in this suit — that is, the negligence of the defendants on the one hand and the contributory negligence of the plaintiff on the other.

The plaintiff is the mother of the defendant Lillian Aronowitz and was the mother-in-law of the defendant Sam…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Hudson v. Church of the Holy TrinityNew York Court of Appeals · 1929
  2. Faber v. MeilerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1951
  3. Giambrone v. Israel America Line, Inc.New York Supreme Court · 1960

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