Case Name: Vincenza Morano, as Administratrix, etc., of Oranzio Morano, Deceased, Respondent, v. Bruno Trimpoli, Appellant, and Mario Cavallaro, Defendant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1940-11-04
Citations: 260 A.D. 928
Docket Number: 
Parties: Vincenza Morano, as Administratrix, etc., of Oranzio Morano, Deceased, Respondent, v. Bruno Trimpoli, Appellant, and Mario Cavallaro, Defendant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 260
Pages: 928–929

Head Matter:
Vincenza Morano, as Administratrix, etc., of Oranzio Morano, Deceased, Respondent, v. Bruno Trimpoli, Appellant, and Mario Cavallaro, Defendant.

Opinion:
Action by an administratrix to recover damages for the death of decedent, who was a passenger in an automobile proceeding along a highway when, it was claimed, the driver thereof was forced to the right by a bus approaching from the rear. It was claimed that the shoulder of the highway had been left in a dangerous condition by appellant, a contractor who had about a month before laid a water main in the shoulder of the road. Judgment in favor of plaintiff, and order denying appellant's motion to set aside-the verdict and for a new trial, unanimously affirmed, with costs. No opinion. Present — Lazansky, P. J., Carswell, Johnston, Taylor and Close, JJ.