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Johnson v. Thruway Speedways, Inc.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided July 13, 1978PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

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Kane, J.

On August 9, 1975 at about 10:30 p.m., while a spectator in the grassy infield portion of an automobile racetrack known as Fonda Speedway, the plaintiff Joseph M. Johnson was struck and injured by a pick-up truck driven by the defendant Richard Pollack, an employee of the defendant Thruway Speedways, Inc., the operator of the racetrack. It is his contention that he was among a crowd of spectators watching a race when the truck, a maintenance vehicle not involved in the race, came down along the grass and through the crowd, rather than use an access road provided…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Mangini v. McClurgNew York Court of Appeals · 1969
  2. Shaw v. Time-Life RecordsNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
  3. Lucio v. CurranNew York Court of Appeals · 1956
  4. Kotary v. Spencer Speedway, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1975
  5. Gervasi v. Holland Raceway, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1972

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Huber v. HoveySupreme Court of Iowa · 1993
  2. Arnold v. Shawano County Agricultural SocietyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1983
  3. Lago v. KrollageNew York Court of Appeals · 1991
  4. Sofio v. HughesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
  5. Kutluca v. PQ New York Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 2017

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