Case Name: Christopher E. Balestrero, Respondent, v. Prudential Insurance Company of America et al., Appellants
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1955-01-31
Citations: 285 A.D. 835
Docket Number: 
Parties: Christopher E. Balestrero, Respondent, v. Prudential Insurance Company of America et al., Appellants.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 285
Pages: 835–836

Head Matter:
Christopher E. Balestrero, Respondent, v. Prudential Insurance Company of America et al., Appellants.

Opinion:
Plaintiff in an action to recover damages for false arrest and malicious prosecution was granted a preference on the ground that he had incurred great expense and indebtedness as a result of the confinement of his wife for mental illness in private institutions. Defendants appeal from the order granting the preference. Order reversed, with $10 costs and disbursements to each appellant filing a separate brief, and motion denied, without costs. The granting of the motion under the facts disclosed in this record was an improvident exercise of discretion. Concededly plaintiff is gainfully employed at a salary in excess of $100 a week. Wenzel, Acting P. J., MacCrate, Beldock, Murphy and Ughetta, JJ., concur.