Legal Opinion
Leotta v. Plessinger
New York Court of Appeals
Decided December 1, 1960PublishedCited by 102 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBurke, J.
The plaintiffs appeal as of right from judgments entered on orders of reversal dismissing their complaints against Biggs. The defendant Hole appeals by permission from the affirmance of judgments in favor of the plaintiffs against him.
The question presented on the appeals from the dismissal of the complaints is whether, under a one-trip lease, the lessee carrier (Biggs Dairy Express, Inc., operating pursuant to an Interstate Commerce Commission [ICC] franchise) can be held liable for the negligence of the lessor’s driver (Plessinger) which occurred subsequent to the delivery of the cargo and…
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