Montes v. H. C. Bohack Co.

On February 23, 1952, at about 11:20 a.m., on a highway known as Route 25, one mile west of Smith town, New York, a collision occurred between a passenger automobile *450driven by Maria Betse and a truck owned by the corporate defendant H. G. Bohack Co., Inc., and operated by its driver Fred Durr. Gloria Montes, a sister of Mrs. Betse, and a passenger in her car, was grievously injured. Mrs. Betse also suffered injuries in a lesser degree. Both sisters have recovered verdicts at the hands of a jury against the corporate defendant. The jury found in favor of Mrs. Betse as a defendant in an action…