Gross v. Surface Transportation Corp.
City of New York Municipal Court
1Opinion of the CourtLoreto, J.
The court reserved decision on the defendant’s motion for a mistrial when made during the summation of plaintiff’s attorney and also when 'repeated after the jury returned its verdict.
*166This suit is brought to recover damages to plaintiff’s motor vehicle sustained in a collision with defendant’s bus at a street intersection controlled by traffic light.
During the course of his summation, the plaintiff’s attorney made the following statement to the jury: “ Ladies of the jury, did you expect the bus driver to come in here and tell you that he drove the bus through a red light? After this trial is…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Simpson v. . Foundation Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1911
- Cosselmon v. . DunfeeNew York Court of Appeals · 1902
- Chesebrough v. . ConoverNew York Court of Appeals · 1893
- Cherry Creek National Bank v. Fidelity & Casualty Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1924
- Cattano v. Metropolitan Street Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1903
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Gross v. Surface Transportation Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1948