Riccio v. Montwill Corp.

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff, a patient in defendants’ hospital, when she allegedly fell out of bed because of defendants’ negligence in failing to place sideboards thereon, defendants appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County, entered November 27, 1961 on the verdict of a jury in plaintiff’s favor, after trial. Judgment reversed, on the law and a new trial granted, with costs to abide the event. In our opinion prejudicial error was committed in the receipt, over defendants’ objection, of evidence that immediately after the…