Case Name: Sylvia Carlo, an Infant, by Her Guardian ad Litem, Moses Carlo, et al., Respondents, v. Riverdale Ice Skating Rink, Inc., Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1958-10-21
Citations: 6 A.D.2d 1036
Docket Number: 
Parties: Sylvia Carlo, an Infant, by Her Guardian ad Litem, Moses Carlo, et al., Respondents, v. Riverdale Ice Skating Rink, Inc., Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 6
Pages: 1036–1036

Head Matter:
Sylvia Carlo, an Infant, by Her Guardian ad Litem, Moses Carlo, et al., Respondents, v. Riverdale Ice Skating Rink, Inc., Appellant.

Opinion:
The defendant appeals from a Special Term order granting the plaintiff a preference for a trial for a day certain under the Rules of Civil Practice (rule 151, subd. 3). The preference was predicated upon the fact that the defendant's carrier is now in liquidation. While a broad interpretation of the rule or of the term " [in] the interests of justice " is desirable, it should not be used as a means of assuring the payment of a judgment by a carrier. The Special Term order is reversed, with $20 costs and disbursements to the appellant, and the motion denied on the facts and in the exercise of discretion. Concur — Botein, P. J., M. M. Frank, McNally, Stevens and Bastow, JJ.