Case Name: Marlene Miller, an Infant, by Lillian Miller, Her Guardian ad Litem, Appellant, v. Pauline Flashner, as Administratrix of the Estate of Samuel L. Miller, Deceased, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1959-07-06
Citations: 8 A.D.2d 944
Docket Number: 
Parties: Marlene Miller, an Infant, by Lillian Miller, Her Guardian ad Litem, Appellant, v. Pauline Flashner, as Administratrix of the Estate of Samuel L. Miller, Deceased, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 8
Pages: 944–945

Head Matter:
Marlene Miller, an Infant, by Lillian Miller, Her Guardian ad Litem, Appellant, v. Pauline Flashner, as Administratrix of the Estate of Samuel L. Miller, Deceased, Respondent.

Opinion:
In an action by an unemaneipated minor against her deceased father's estate to recover damages for personal injuries, the appeal is from a judgment dismissing the amended complaint on the opening statement to the jury by counsel for appellant. It was stated in the opening, in effect, that the child was a passenger in a motor vehicle which her father was driving, that he fell asleep and the vehicle ran into a pillar of an elevated railroad, that he had previously fallen asleep for a few seconds, and had awakened just before the occurrence, that is, when the motor vehicle was stopped because of a traffic signal, at which time he said he was tired and sleepy, and that shortly after this he refused to heed a request to stop because of his condition, saying that he was not far from his destination, which wias about a mile away. Judgment unanimously affirmed, without costs. No opinion. Present — Nolan, P. J., Wenzel, Beldock, Ughetta and Kleinfeld, JJ.