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People v. Podel

254 A.D. 768 Court N.Y. App. Div. Decision date 1938-05-20 English

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The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Jacob Podel, Appellant.

Judgment by a city magistrate, sitting as a Court of Special Sessions of the City of New York, Borough of Brooklyn, convicting defendant of violating section 70, subdivision 5-a, of the Vehicle and Traffic Law, in leaving the place of an accident without reporting, unanimously affirmed. The evidence presented a question of fact as to whether the defendant knew or was bound to know that his car had collided with that of the complainant. Present — Lazansky, P. J., Davis. Johnston, Adel and Taylor, JJ.