Legal Opinion
De Vito v. New York Central Railroad
New York Supreme Court
Decided December 9, 1955PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGr. Robert Wither, J.
The plaintiff is entitled to examine the photographs taken by Clifford Bunnell of the crossing and Diesel engine after the accident and purchased by the defendant (Howe v. McBride, 193 Misc. 271; Fink v. Thompson, 70 N. Y. S. 2d 226; 5 Carmody-Wait, New York Practice, p. 660, § 13), in the absence of any showing of privilege. (Bloodgood v. Lynch, 293 N. Y. 308, 314.) Because of the nature of this accident, it may well be that some of the pictures will not be admissible into evidence, on the grounds that they are prejudicial, immaterial and inflammatory. If plaintiff should seek to introduce…
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- Hurley v. Connecticut Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1934
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3Cited by15 opinions
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