Legal Opinion
Lawler v. County of Broome
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 9, 1978Published
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the defendants, entered December 14, 1976 in Broome County, upon a dismissal of the complaint by the court at a Trial Term at the close of plaintiffs’ case. While traveling alone in her automobile at approximately 12:30 p.m. on August 8, 1972, plaintiff, Janice G. Lawler, was injured in a one-car accident on Harry L. Drive, a county highway in Broome County. Subsequently, she and her husband, Joseph L. Lawler, instituted the present action wherein they contend that negligence of the defendants was the proximate cause of the accident and…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Ingersoll v. Liberty Bank of BuffaloNew York Court of Appeals · 1938
- Morales v. Kiamesha Concord, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1974
- Johnson v. TschiemberAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1959
- New York State Electric & Gas Corp. v. J. C. A. Truck Leasing, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1965