Case Name: Jennie Thomas, Appellant, v. City of New York, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1966-04-25
Citations: 25 A.D.2d 787
Docket Number: 
Parties: Jennie Thomas, Appellant, v. City of New York, Respondent.
Judges: Christ, Acting P. J., Brennan, Hill, Hopkins and Benjamin, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 25
Pages: 787–787

Head Matter:
Jennie Thomas, Appellant, v. City of New York, Respondent.

Opinion:
In a negligence action to recover damages for personal injuries, plaintiff appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County, entered June 28, 1965 upon the court's decision, which dismissed the complaint at the close of a jury trial. Judgment reversed, on the law, with costs to appellant, and new trial granted. No questions of fact were considered. In our opinion the learned trial court erred in dismissing the complaint. We find that plaintiff presented proof which prima facie established liability and that defendant presented proof tending to exculpate itself. Under these circumstances the issue as to liability should have been submitted to the jury.
Christ, Acting P. J., Brennan, Hill, Hopkins and Benjamin, JJ., concur.