Legal Opinion
Rockhill v. Pickering
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 26, 2000PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mercare, J. P.
Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Lahtinen, J.), entered March 21, 2000 in Franklin County, upon a dismissal of the complaint at the close of plaintiffs case.
Plaintiff brought this action to recover for the wrongful death of decedent John S. Rockhill, Sr. (hereinafter Rockhill), due to the alleged negligence of defendant’s decedent, Philip L. Pickering, Jr. (hereinafter Pickering). Tragically, Rockhill and Pickering were both killed while performing mechanical work on Pickering’s car. Their bodies were found underneath the car, Pickering on the driver’s side and…
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