Case Name: Richard F. McCarthy, Respondent, v. The State of New York, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1935-05
Citations: 244 A.D. 887
Docket Number: Claim No. 23260
Parties: Richard F. McCarthy, Respondent, v. The State of New York, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 244
Pages: 887–887

Head Matter:
Richard F. McCarthy, Respondent, v. The State of New York, Appellant.
(Claim No. 23260.)

Opinion:
Judgment affirmed, with costs. All concur, except Sears, P. J., and Crosby, J., who dissent and vote for reversal on the law on the ground that the plaintiff'failed to establish his freedom from contributory negligence; Crosby, J., also on the further ground that the verdict is contrary to and against the weight of the evidence in finding the defendant guilty of negligence. (The judgment is for damages caused by an obstruction in the highway.) Present — Sears, P. J., Taylor, Edgcomb, Thompson and Crosby, JJ.