Legal Opinion
Dodican v. Smith
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided June 28, 1927PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtSears, J.
The plaintiff’s intestate, while swimming in one of the channels of the St. Lawrence river in the Thousand Islands, was run down and killed by a motorboat operated by defendant’s employee. The jury, by a special finding, has determined that the negligence of the defendant’s servant caused the accident. The jury has also found that the negligence of the plaintiff’s intestate was a contributing cause of her death.
*384The question for determination upon this appeal relates to the charge of the learned trial court. The place where the accident occurred was within the boundaries of the village of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Schumer v. CaplinNew York Court of Appeals · 1925
- City of Buffalo v. New York, Lake Erie & Western RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1897
- Fluker v. . Ziegele Brewing Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1911
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- Lewis v. RowlandAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989