Lopez v. City of New York

Motion to set aside verdict in favor of the infant plaintiff Joseph Lopez in the sum of $15,000, and in favor of Genevieve Lopez in the sum of $2,500, granted and complaint dismissed.

The infant plaintiff was injured as a result of an accident which occurred on a public playground owned and controlled by the Department of Parks of the City of New York. The playground was located in the immediate vicinity of Public School 206, at Neck Road and East 26th Street in this county. The accident occurred during the luncheon recess from school on April 19, 1950, when the infant plaintiff was not quite…