Case ID: ny_246/html/0615-01.html
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Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

Margaret Lescher, as Administratrix of the Estate of Charles J. Nell, Respondent, v. James L. Harrison et al., Copartners under the Firm Name of Harrison & Bernhardt, Appellants.
    
      Negligence — motor vehicles — pedestrian struck by motor truck at street crossing.
    
    
      Lescher v. Harrison, 219 App. Div. 745, affirmed.
    (Argued October 26, 1927;
    decided November 22, 1927.)
    Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the second judicial department, entered February 4, 1927, affirming a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a verdict in an action to recover for the death of plaintiff’s intestate alleged to have been occasioned through the negligence of defendant. Intestate while crossing Varick avenue at the intersection of Stagg street in the borough of Brooklyn was struck by a motor truck belonging to defendants and being operated in their business by their employee and received injuries resulting in his death.
    
      Andrew Eckel and Robert M. McCormick for appellants.
    
      Lester Hand Jayne and Alexander Dolins for respondent.
   Judgment affirmed, with costs; no opinion.

Concur: Cardozo, Ch. J., Pound, Crane, Andrews, Lehman, Kellogg and O’Brien, JJ.