Legal Opinion

Gross v. Surface Transportation Corp.

City of New York Municipal Court

Decided May 19, 1947PublishedCited by 1 opinion

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

  1. Simpson v. . Foundation Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1911
  2. Cosselmon v. . DunfeeNew York Court of Appeals · 1902
  3. Chesebrough v. . ConoverNew York Court of Appeals · 1893
  4. Cherry Creek National Bank v. Fidelity & Casualty Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1924
  5. Cattano v. Metropolitan Street Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1903

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Gross v. Surface Transportation Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1948

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