Legal Opinion
Irwin v. Klein
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 8, 1936PublishedCited by 82 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLehman, J.
The plaintiff, a police officer, was injured while acting as a motor escort for an automobile used in taking moving pictures in streets in New York for insertion in a film which the defendant R.K.O. Studios, Inc., was then making in Hollywood. For the consequent damages he has recovered a judgment against the three defendants who now appeal to this court.
The evidence fully sustains the finding of the jury that the accident was occasioned by negligence in the operation of the automobile without any contributory negligence on the part of the plaintiff. The automobile was owned by the defendant…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Wyllie v. . PalmerNew York Court of Appeals · 1893
- Charles v. . BarrettNew York Court of Appeals · 1922
- Bartolomeo v. Charles Bennett Contracting Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1927
- Ramsey v. New York Central R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1935
- Fluegel v. CoudertNew York Court of Appeals · 1927
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3Cited by82 opinions
- Thompson v. Grumman Aerospace Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1991
- In Re the Claim of MortonNew York Court of Appeals · 1940
- Nepstad v. LambertSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1951
- American Employers Insurance v. Goble Aircraft Specialties, Inc.New York Supreme Court · 1954
- Cameli v. Pace UniversityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
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