Case Name: Joseph Levine, Appellant, v. Joseph Kopelowitz, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1937-01-29
Citations: 249 A.D. 860
Docket Number: 
Parties: Joseph Levine, Appellant, v. Joseph Kopelowitz, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 249
Pages: 860–860

Head Matter:
Joseph Levine, Appellant, v. Joseph Kopelowitz, Respondent.

Opinion:
In an action brought by the plaintiff for damages sustained while riding as a passenger in defendant's automobile through the skidding of the automobile, judgment in favor of the defendant reversed on the law and the facts and a new trial granted, costs to abide the event. In the opinion of this court, the verdict was against the weight of the credible evidence. The language of the charge at folio 348 was misleading, and at folios 358 and 363 it placed undue emphasis on the plaintiff's failure to leave the car before the accident as evidence of contributory negligence. Lazansky, P. J., Carswell, Davis, Adel and Close, JJ., concur.