Case Name: Americo Gatto, Respondent, v. Gilbert Elmore, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1971-11-22
Citations: 37 A.D.2d 977
Docket Number: 
Parties: Americo Gatto, Respondent, v. Gilbert Elmore, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 37
Pages: 977–977

Head Matter:
Americo Gatto, Respondent, v. Gilbert Elmore, Appellant.

Opinion:
In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, defendant appeals from an interlocutory judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County, entered May 1, 1970, in favor of plaintiff on the issue of liability only, upon a jury verdict. Judgment reversed, on the law, and new trial granted, with costs to abide the event. The questions of fact have not been considered. In our opinion the proof concerning the possibility of an alternate safe route which plaintiff might have used was so unclear that a fair determination of that question could not be made by the jury. Hence, this record is inadequate for a proper determination of the issue of contributory negligence; and a new trial should be had. Latham, Acting P. J., Gulotta, Christ, Brennan and Benjamin, JJ., concur.