Legal Opinion
Schuvart v. Werner
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 20, 1943PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRippey, J.
The infant, suing by his guardian ad litem for damages for his own injuries, and his father, claiming compensation for expenses and loss of services, had judgment at Trial Term. Upon reversal of the judgment on appeal, it was held by the Appellate Division that the evidence conclusively established that the boy was guilty of contributory negligence as matter of law.
Plaintiff, Lawrence K. Schuvart, was nine years of age on June 4, 1941. On the afternoon of that day he was returning home from school on a bus from which he alighted at 135th Avenue and Springfield Boulevard in the Borough of…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Thurber v. . Harlem B., M. F.R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1875
- Baker v. . CloseNew York Court of Appeals · 1912
- Kettle v. . TurlNew York Court of Appeals · 1900
- McGovern v. . N.Y.C. H.R.R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1876
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- Andre v. PomeroyNew York Court of Appeals · 1974