Court Opinion

ID: 5761328
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2022-01-12 17:15:02.66238+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T08:41:33.764494
License: Public Domain

—-Judgment dismissing plaintiff’s complaint as to each defendant at the close of the case on the ground that no actionable negligence had been shown unanimously reversed, on the law and the facts, the judgment vacated, and a new trial ordered, with $50 costs and disbursements to abide the event. Plaintiff made out a prima facie ease of common-law negligence against each defendant. Upon the proof adduced a jury might properly conclude that each of the defendants had failed in the duty owing plaintiff, to his injury. (Harriman v. New York, Chicago & St. Louis R. R. Co., 253 N. Y. 398; Robinson v. Avella, 10 A D 2d 130). The testimony of plaintiff’s expert witness, moreover, that the acts of both defendants created the condition which caused the column to fall, was sufficient'to raise an issue of fact for the jury (Reisner v. New York Kosher Provisions, 25 A D 2d 511). The issue of plaintiff’s contributory negligence, not commented upon by the trial court, was also one of fact for the jury. Concur — Steuer, J. P., Tilzer, Rabin and Witmer, JJ.