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184 A.D. 268

Brenner v. Goldstein

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · decided 1918-07-11

Separate appeals by the defendants, Florence Goldstein and another, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor óf the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 8th day of December, 1917, upon the verdict of a jury for $10,000, and also an appeal by Florence Goldstein from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 20th day of December, 1917, denying her motion for a new trial made upon the minutes.

Decided 1918-07-11

Per Curiam:

¶1As the front of the automobile passed the injured boy without touching him, according to the testimony of all of the eye-witnesses, considering the testimony of defendants’ *269disinterested witnesses and the probabilities of the case, we are of the opinion that the finding of negligence is clearly against the weight of the evidence. As to the defendant Florence Goldstein there was no evidence upon which liability could be predicated other than her ownership of the car. The undisputed testimony established that at the time of the accident she was in bed at her home and that her husband was operating the automobile for his own purposes.

¶2The judgment is reversed, with costs, and the complaint dismissed as to appellant Florence Goldstein. The judgment against the appellant Abraham Goldstein is reversed and a new trial ordered, with costs to said appellant to abide the event.

¶3Present — Clarke, P. J., Laughlin, Dowling, Shearn and Merrell, JJ.

¶4Judgment reversed, with costs, and complaint dismissed, with costs as to defendant Florence Goldstein. Judgment as against defendant Abraham Goldstein reversed and a new trial ordered, with costs to said appellant to abide event.

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