Legal Opinion
Towers v. Errington
New York Supreme Court
Decided November 15, 1912PublishedCited by 5 opinions
Motion by defendant for a non-suit at the end of plaintiff’s case.
1Opinion of the CourtKelly, J.
This is the case of Elizabeth Towers against Franklin A. Errington. It depends on the same facts that *298were presented to the court in two cases tried in the early part of the term, the case of Augustine Spies, an infant, and Augustus Spies, his father, against Errington, the Spies hoy having been a passenger in Mr. Towers’ automobile on the day of the accident.
In the two Spies cases, the court submitted the question of negligence and contributory negligence to the jury over the objections of the defendant’s lawyer, who claimed that the defendant was not responsible for the accident, because it…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- In Re the Accounting of PeckNew York Court of Appeals · 1912
- Cunningham v. CastleAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1908
- Maher v. BenedictAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1908
- Clark v. Buckmobile Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1905
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Rushing v. PolkSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1962
- Hamilton v. VioueWashington Supreme Court · 1916
- Duffy v. AscherAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1920
- Joyner v. HollandDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1965
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