Spinneweber v. Every
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, Merritt Every, from a judgment of the County Court of Ulster county in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Ulster on the 18th day of January, 1919, upon the verdict of a jury, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 29th day of January, 1919, denying defendant’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes.
1Opinion of the Court
Cochrane, J.:
An automobile owned fey the plaintiff arid driven by his chauffeur and another automobile owned and driven by the .defendant met and collided on a public highway. Each party charged the other with negligence and each made a claim against the other for damages to their respective automobiles. The explanation of the collision was that the steering apparatus of the defendant’s automobile failed to operate properly whereby he lost control over its movements. Proceeding at reasonable speed on the right side of the highway it suddenly swerved to the left and the collision occurred.…
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- Cunningham v. . DadyNew York Court of Appeals · 1908
- Baum v. New York & Queens County Railway Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1908
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