Galbraith v. Galbraith

Action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff while riding in a motor car owned by one of the defendants, her daughter, and driven by the other defendant. The car swerved from the road and hit a tree. Order setting aside the verdict in favor of plaintiff and granting a new trial unanimously affirmed, with costs. Defendant Galbraith attempted to establish her own liability by testifying, in an examination before the second trial, that defendant Busch, the driver, told her, some eight months after the accident, of negligent acts committed by him in the operation of the…