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Dilday v. City of New York

283 A.D. 695 Court N.Y. App. Div. Decision date 1954-01-13 English

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Edward Dilday, as Executor of Virginia B. Dilday, Deceased, Respondent, v. City of New York et al., Appellants, et al., Defendants.

Order reversed, with $20 costs and disbursements to the appellants, and the motion denied, without prejudice to a renewal of the motion on competent medical proof showing that the death was the result of the accident. Present — Peck, P. J., Dore, Cohn, Breitel and Bastow, JJ.; Cohn, J., dissents and votes to affirm on the ground that in the circumstances of this case the Special Term properly exercised its discretion in granting this motion. [See post, p. 793.]