Case Name: Jessie Woodruff, Appellant, v. Sinclair Refining Company, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1940-03-13
Citations: 259 A.D. 788
Docket Number: 
Parties: Jessie Woodruff, Appellant, v. Sinclair Refining Company, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 259
Pages: 788–788

Head Matter:
(March 13, 1940.)
Jessie Woodruff, Appellant, v. Sinclair Refining Company, Respondent.

Opinion:
Order affirmed, with ten dollars costs and disbursements to the respondent to abide the event. Memorandum: We affirm the order in the interest of substantial justice and not for the reasons stated in the decision of the Special Term. All concur. (The order sets aside the verdict of a jury in favor of plaintiff and grants a new trial in an action for damages for personal injuries sustained by (-reason of falling into an unguarded pit in a gasoline station.) Present — Crosby, P. J., Cunningham, Taylor, Harris and MeCum, JJ.