Crabtree v. Otterson
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal from Kings county court. Action by James H. Crabtree against William G. Otterson. From a judgment entered on a verdict of a jury, and from an order denying a new trial, defendant appeals. Reversed. Argued before GOODRICH, P. J., and CULLEN, BARTLETT, HATCH, and BRADLEY, JJ.
1Opinion of the CourtGoodrich, P. J.
The action was brought to recover damages for received by the plaintiff while driving on Ocean Parkway, in Brooklyn, by reason of a collision between the defendant’s coupé and the plaintiff’s wagon on the afternoon of January 2,1896. The Ocean Parkway is a broad thoroughfare running from the park entrance to Coney Island. The defendants’ coupé was proceeding at slow speed on the right-hand side of the road, towards the beach. The driver, intending to return to the park, began to turn his wagon to the left, out into the roadway, when it was run into by the plaintiff, who was speeding his horse…
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