Legal Opinion
Rossman v. La Grega
New York Court of Appeals
Decided April 21, 1971PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBergan, J.
Decedent Samuel Rossman and defendant Tobias Cohen worked together. On the night of January 21,1965 Cohen undertook to drive Rossman home in the car owned by his wife, defendant Helen Cohen. On the eastbound side of the Prospect Expressway in Brooklyn the car had a flat tire. There were at that point three eastbound lanes. Cohen drove the car to the extreme right lane and stopped at the shoulder but did not mount the four- to five-inch rounded curb to get on the shoulder which was about eight feet, eight inches wide and used for parking disabled cars. Cohen left the car where he stopped it at…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Wagner v. International Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1921
- Eckert v. . the Long Island Railroad Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1871
- Claim of Waters v. William J. Taylor Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1916
- Sackheim v. . PigueronNew York Court of Appeals · 1915
- Tedla v. EllmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1939
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