Legal Opinion
Ingersoll v. Liberty Bank of Buffalo
New York Court of Appeals
Decided April 13, 1938PublishedCited by 161 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFinch, J.
Did the plaintiff establish a prima fade case sufficient to warrant submission to the jury of the questions of negligence on the part of the defendant and its causal connection with the injury to the decedent?
In this action for personal injuries based on negligence, the jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff, and the trial court denied a motion for a new trial. Upon appeal, the Appellate Division unanimously reversed in a memorandum opinion in which inter alla it was said: “ Assuming that the stairway in question was defective and that the defect was due to the negligence of the…
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- Comstock v. WilsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1931
- White v. . Lehigh Valley R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1917
- Digelormo v. WeilNew York Court of Appeals · 1932
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