Legal Opinion
Viskovich v. Walsh-Fuller-Slattery
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 6, 1962PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtStevens, J.
This is an appeal from an order entered October 30, 1961, which directed the striking of the affirmative defense of release after that defense had been tried separately before a jury.
*68Plaintiff, an asbestos worker, was injured October 10, 1955, when he fell from a scaffold while working on a construction job. Plaintiff struck his back on a concrete floor. He sought medical treatment and two days later retained an experienced attorney to represent him in a claim for damages for personal injuries. These injuries were diagnosed by plaintiff’s physician as “ multiple bruises and abrasions, both…
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