Legal Opinion
Teller v. Clear Service Co.
New York Supreme Court
Decided March 6, 1958PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSaul S. Street, J.
This is an application for a preference at a pre-trial hearing.
Pretrial procedure was adopted by the Justices of the Appellate Division for the First Department on January 5, 1948. Since that time there has been a daily pre-trial calendar call and preliminary hearing of personal injury jury cases for the purpose of simplifying the issues and attempting to dispose of actions by settlement. This represents one of the outstanding procedural developments in this country. It has been of material aid in reducing calendar congestion. From the date of its inception over 25% of all personal injury…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Berkey v. Third Avenue Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1926
- Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co. v. Minneapolis Civic & Commerce Ass'nSupreme Court of the United States · 1918
- Mangan v. Terminal Transportation System, Inc.New York Supreme Court · 1935
- Mangan v. Terminal Transportation System, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1936
3Cited by6 opinions
- Mull v. Colt Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1962
- Walkovszky v. CarltonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1965
- Boyle v. Judy Cab Corp.New York Supreme Court · 1960
- Mull v. Colt Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1959
- Johnson v. Rawn Taxi, Inc.New York Supreme Court · 1958
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