Fitzsimons v. Isman
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, Felix Isman, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 1st day of May, 1914, upon the verdict of a jury for $7,500, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 6th day of May, 1914, denying defendant’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes.
1Opinion of the Court
McLaughlin, J.:
Between twelve and one o’clock at night on the 1st of November, 1912, plaintiff’s intestate, a police officer in the city of New York, while engaged in the performance of his duty in Central Park, was struck by an automobile belonging to the defendant and received injuries from which he died a few minutes thereafter. This action was brought to recover the damages alleged to have been sustained by reason of his death, upon the ground that the same was caused by the negligence of the defendant. *263Plaintiff had a verdict for a substantial amount, upon which judgment was entered,…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Volosko v. Interurban Street Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1907
- O'Connor v. Union Railway Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1901
- Sackheim v. PigueronAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1914
3Cited by4 opinions
- Radtke v. LoudDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1957
- Brown v. EllisCivil Court of the City of New York · 1989
- Clayborne v. MuellerCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1971
- Fitzsimons v. IsmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1915