Legal Opinion
Poczkalski v. Cartwright
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 10, 1978PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Judgment unanimously reversed, on the law and facts, with costs, and a new trial granted. Memorandum: In this negligence action the plaintiff was 12 years old at the time of the accident. With her bicycle she was crossing Sheridan Drive in the City of Buffalo, a six-lane highway, three lanes in each direction divided by a mall, and had reached the center mall. There is evidence that she then looked to her right, saw defendant’s automobile approaching a short distance away and she proceeded to cross, during which she was in collision with defendant’s automobile in the middle of the west bound…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Locklin v. FisherAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1942
- Van v. ClayburnAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1964
- Chandler v. KeeneAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1957
- Trippy v. BasileAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1974
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