Legal Opinion
Glendenning v. Feld
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided April 13, 1955PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtVaughan, J.
We are called upon to determine whether, under the facts and circumstances disclosed by this record, the conduct of the infant plaintiff George W. Glendenning, while riding as a guest in an automobile, constituted contributory negligence as matter of law so as to preclude recovery against the owner of the car and the driver who have been found to be negligent. We recognize that the negligence, if any, of a passenger is ordinarily a question of fact for the determination of a jury. (Nelson v. Nygren, 259 N. Y. 71, 76.) We feel, however, that in the instant case where there is no dispute as to…
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