Legal Opinion
Brockway v. Mordenti
New York Supreme Court
Decided March 28, 1951PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtConroy, J.
The plaintiffs seek damages for injuries sustained by them when they were assaulted by the operator of a taxicab in which they were passengers. Both the operator and the owner of the taxicab have been made defendants to this action.
According to the testimony, the plaintiffs, who were returning from work at “ Roseland ” in the midtown section of the *899"borough of Manhattan, observed the defendants’ vacant taxicab at a standstill. They walked over, opened the door and sat down. The operator asked them where they wished to go. When they answered Astoria, Queens County, he replied that he had…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Stewart v. . Brooklyn and Crosstown R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1882
- Anderson v. . Fidelity Casualty Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1920
- Oneta v. Paul Tocci Company, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1947
- Weber v. Brooklyn, Queens County & Suburban RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1900
3Cited by2 opinions
- Nassau Insurance v. Mel Jo-Jo Cab Corp.New York Supreme Court · 1980
- Simpson v. Broadway-Manhattan Taxicab Corp.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1962