Case Name: In the Matter of Louis J. Gotab, Petitioner, against Joseph P. Kelly, as Commissioner of Motor Vehicles of the State of New York, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1958-07-08
Citations: 6 A.D.2d 874
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of Louis J. Gotab, Petitioner, against Joseph P. Kelly, as Commissioner of Motor Vehicles of the State of New York, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 6
Pages: 874–875

Head Matter:
In the Matter of Louis J. Gotab, Petitioner, against Joseph P. Kelly, as Commissioner of Motor Vehicles of the State of New York, Respondent.

Opinion:
Proceeding to review a determination of respondent suspending the motor vehicle operator's license of petitioner for 60 days for gross negligence in the operation of a motor vehicle (Vehicle and Traffic Law, § 71, suhd. 3, par. [e]). The proceeding has been transferred to this court pursuant to section 1296 of the Civil Practice Act. Determination annulled, without costs. In our opinion, as a matter of law, the proof adduced failed to establish that the accident was caused by petitioner's gross negligence. Wenzel, Murphy and Kleinfeld, JJ., concur; Nolan, P. J., and Beldock, J., dissent and vote to confirm the determination.