Case Name: Paul Stentella, Respondent, v. Warren M. Levin, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1966-04-18
Citations: 25 A.D.2d 779
Docket Number: 
Parties: Paul Stentella, Respondent, v. Warren M. Levin, Appellant.
Judges: Beldoek, P. J., Ughetta, Christ, Brennan and Hopkins, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 25
Pages: 779–779

Head Matter:
Paul Stentella, Respondent, v. Warren M. Levin, Appellant.

Opinion:
In a negligence action to recover damages for personal and property injuries, defendant appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Richmond County, entered December 29, 1965, which granted plaintiff's motion for a preference in the trial pursuant to CPLR 3403. Order reversed, without costs, and motion denied. In our opinion, the granting of a preference under the circumstances here adduced constituted an improvident exercise of discretion. There was an inadequate showing of destitution; and plaintiff's alleged physical incapacity is not such as to render him incapable of engaging in any form of income-producing activity.
Beldoek, P. J., Ughetta, Christ, Brennan and Hopkins, JJ., concur.