Case Name: Solomon Polsky, Respondent, v. New York Transportation Company, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1907-04
Citations: 119 A.D. 855
Docket Number: 
Parties: Solomon Polsky, Respondent, v. New York Transportation Company, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 119
Pages: 855–856

Head Matter:
Solomon Polsky, Respondent, v. New York Transportation Company, Appellant.
Parent and child — negligence — recov'ery by father for loss of services of son through negligence reversed as against the weight of evidence.
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, enteredin the clerk’s office of the county of New York on the 10th day of July, 1906, in favor of the plaintiff and against the defendant, on- the verdict of a jury, and from an order 'entered in said cleric’s office on the 9th day of July, 1906, denying the defendant’s motion for anew trial..'

Opinion:
Houghton; J;:
This is-'an action by the fatherfor lossof services and expenses incurred by reason of an injury received by his son, Abraham; through the alleged negligence of one of defendant's cab drivers. The son recovered a judgment for his injuries, and on appeal to this court (Polsky v. New York Transportation Co., 96 App. Div. 613) it was determined that the' verdict in plaintiff's favor was against, the weight of evidence, both as to the negligence of the defendant's servant and absence: of contributory negligence oh the part of the person injured. The evidence in the present case fails to'disclose any greater negligence on the part of defendant's driver or any greater care on the part of the injured boy than appeared in the former case. In some respects ¡the evidence is moré favorable to defendant than on the trial: of the other action. For' example, the speed at which the automobile was being run is now put at a less rate andless congestion of traffic appears. On the authority of the former case, and on the opinion therein, the present judgment and order must be reversed on the same grounds and a new trial granted, with costs to the appellant to. abide the event. Ingraham, Clarke and Lambert,. JJ., concurred; Patterson, P. J., '. dissented. Judgment and order reversed, new trial ordered, costs to appellant to abide, event. • , • ,