Case Name: Robert F. Burns, Respondent, v. Harry R. Wilkinson, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1917-12
Citations: 181 A.D. 949
Docket Number: 
Parties: Robert F. Burns, Respondent, v. Harry R. Wilkinson, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 181
Pages: 949–949

Head Matter:
Robert F. Burns, Respondent, v. Harry R. Wilkinson, Appellant.

Opinion:
Judgment and order reversed and complaint unanimously dismissed, with costs, upon the ground that as a matter of law the defendant had probable cause to believe that the plaintiff was about to take away his ear without permission. Jenks, P. J., Thomas, Stapleton, Rich and Blackmar, JJ., concurred.