Case Name: John W. Aitken et al., Appellants, v. Simon E. Bernheimer et al., Respondents
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Term
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1900-11
Citations: 33 Misc. 745
Docket Number: 
Parties: John W. Aitken et al., Appellants, v. Simon E. Bernheimer et al., Respondents.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Miscellaneous Reports
Volume: 33
Pages: 745–746

Head Matter:
John W. Aitken et al., Appellants, v. Simon E. Bernheimer et al., Respondents.
Appeal from a judgment in favor of the defendants, rendered in the Municipal Court of the city of Hew York, tenth district, borough of Manhattan.
J. Lehmann, for appellants.
A. P. Fitch, for respondents.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
This judgment must be reversed. The presence of the defendants' name on the wagon that caused the injury to the plaintiffs was prima facie evidence that it was owned by the defendants and was in their service, at the time of the accident.
The evidence shows that the accident happened through the negligence of the defendants and without any negligence on the part of the plaintiffs.
Present: Trttax, P. J., Scott and Dugro, JJ.
Judgment reversed, and new trial ordered, with costs to appellants to abide event.