Legal Opinion

Meil v. Syracuse Constructors, Inc.

New York Supreme Court

Decided March 9, 1964Published

1Opinion of the CourtJohn H. Farnham, J.

This is a preliminary trial of the issues arising out of a separate defense of “ release ” pleaded by the defendants in their amended answers. The court allowed the corporate defendants, on motion, to amend their answers to include the defense of release.

The issues were tried before the court without a jury on February 18, 1964. The plaintiff, Violet Roscoe Meil, has brought this action to recover for personal injuries. The plaintiff was severly injured on the 7th day of October, 1956, when a car in which she was a passenger and operated by Jeremiah Kinane went off the highway known as…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Atlantic Dock Co. v. . Mayor, Etc., N.Y. CityNew York Court of Appeals · 1873
  2. Simon v. SimonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1948
  3. Wheeler v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1955
  4. Delaware County Electric Cooperative, Inc. v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1952
  5. Latoni v. City of New YorkNew York Supreme Court · 1958

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