Weiner v. Greyhound Bus Lines, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtHopkins, J.
The action is brought to recover for personal injuries arising out of the claimed negligence of the defendants. The issue before us is whether the action is barred by the doctrine of collateral estoppel. Special Term held that it was not barred. We affirm. The prior action in which the defendants were successful in resisting recovery did not conclude the infant plaintiff in this action, for he was not actually a party to the prior proceedings.
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On March 7, 1971, the infant plaintiff (then 9 years old) and his sister Julie (then 10 years old) were passengers in an automobile owned by their…
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