Legal Opinion
Green v. Downs
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 12, 1970PublishedCited by 79 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGibson, J.
The plaintiff suing on the primary cause of action in this negligence case was injured when the defendants’ automobile backed into her as she stood upon the street. By a divided vote, the Appellate Division affirmed the judgment entered upon the verdict of no cause of action. The order of the Appellate Division must be reversed for error in the trial court’s instructions to the jury and in certain of its rulings upon evidence.
Plaintiff testified that she was standing behind defendants’ automobile, which was parked on the north side of 33rd Street, between 7th and 8th Avenues in New York City,…
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