Legal Opinion
People v. Wenceslao
Criminal Court of the City of New York
Decided February 28, 1972PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAllen Moss, J.
This case presents a novel question. Ho reported precedent has been found by counsel or the court. When the owner of a motor vehicle was near but not in the vehicle and another person operated the vehicle and caused it to collide with and damage a parked vehicle, and the owner of the first vehicle saw this and thereupon immediately entered his vehicle, took over its operation and drove it and the operator who caused the accident away from the scene of the accident, and neither complied with the reporting and exchange-of-information provisions of section 600 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law, is…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Campbell v. Westmoreland Farm, Inc.District Court, E.D. New York · 1967
- People v. CeschiniCriminal Court of the City of New York · 1970
- In re the Arbitration between Hanavan & Motor Vehicle Accident Indemnification Corp.New York Supreme Court · 1969
- People v. ChusidCity of New York Municipal Court · 1939
3Cited by5 opinions
- People v. LindslyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
- People v. SantangeloNew York Supreme Court · 1986
- People v. MarottiAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 2008
- People v. LewisCriminal Court of the City of New York · 1994
- People v. Mullady, New York County Courts1991