Case Name: Frances Chernow, Appellant, v. City of New York, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1958-09-16
Citations: 6 A.D.2d 1000
Docket Number: 
Parties: Frances Chernow, Appellant, v. City of New York, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 6
Pages: 1000–1000

Head Matter:
Frances Chernow, Appellant, v. City of New York, Respondent.

Opinion:
Order unanimously reversed on the facts and in the exercise of discretion, with $20 costs and disbursements to the appellant, and motion by plaintiff for an order granting a preference pursuant to rule V of the New York County Supreme Court Trial Term Rules is granted. The medical affidavits reveal that plaintiff suffered a fracture of two bones of the right wrist and a compression of the 12th dorsal vertebra. Considering the nature of the injuries and the special damages, plaintiff has made a sufficient showing to warrant a preference within the meaning of rule V. Concur—Botein, P. J., Rabin, Valente, McNally and Stevens, JJ.