Rhodeman v. City of New York

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County, entered on December 16, 1975, in favor of plaintiff in this wrongful death action, after trial, and after consent by plaintiff to a reduction in the amount awarded by the jury, reversed, on the law and on the facts, and matter remanded for a new trial, with $60 costs and disbursements of this appeal to abide the event. Plaintiff’s husband died on December 28, 1959 and an autopsy was performed the next day. On June 6, 1960 a notice of claim was served which contained claims for (1) negligence in the transportation of the decedent, causing him to fall…