Legal Opinion

Howard v. Ludwig

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

Decided January 15, 1901PublishedCited by 12 opinions

Appeal by tlie defendants, Isidor Ludwig and another, from a judgment of tlie Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Richmond on the 27th day of March, 1900, upon the verdict of a jury for $2,000, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 30th day of April, 1900, denying the defendants’ motion for a new trial made upon the minutes.

1Opinion of the Court

Hibschbebg-, J.:

The plaintiff recovered judgment for injuries sustained by collision on a public highway with a wagon which the complaint alleges was at the time owned or controlled and used by the defendants, and managed by their servant in the course of their business. The main question presented on the appeal relates to the liability of the defendants for the negligent acts of the driver.

The defendants were engaged in the furniture business, and the wagon was used at the time of the accident in the delivery of their goods to purchasers on Staten Island. Their firm name and place of…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Baldwin v. AbrahamAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1901

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Schmedes v. DeffaaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1912
  2. Callahan v. Munson Steamship LineAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1910
  3. Koenitsky v. MatthewsCity of New York Municipal Court · 1909
  4. Moore v. StaintonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1903
  5. Rashall v. MorraAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1937

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