Case Name: Dorothy C. Rechtweg, as Administratrix, etc., of Morris K. Rechtweg, Deceased, Respondent, v. The City of New York, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1942-03-02
Citations: 263 A.D. 996
Docket Number: 
Parties: Dorothy C. Rechtweg, as Administratrix, etc., of Morris K. Rechtweg, Deceased, Respondent, v. The City of New York, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 263
Pages: 996–996

Head Matter:
Dorothy C. Rechtweg, as Administratrix, etc., of Morris K. Rechtweg, Deceased, Respondent, v. The City of New York, Appellant.

Opinion:
Action to recover damages for wrongful death of plaintiff's intestate by reason of the collision of an automobile, driven by the decedent, with a trolley pole located in the middle of Queens boulevard near Fifty-fourth avenue, in the borough of Queens. Judgment in favor of plaintiff affirmed, with costs. No opinion. Hagarty, Taylor and Close, JJ., concur; Johnston and Adel, JJ., dissent and vote to reverse the judgment on the facts and to grant a new trial on the ground that on the issues of negligence and contributory negligence the verdict is against the weight of the evidence.