Pellich v. American Yellow Taxi Operators Corp.

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Louis Pellich, Respondent, v. American Yellow Taxi Operators Corporation, Appellant.

Headnote

Negligence — motor vehicles — pedestrian struck by automobile at street crossing,

Pellich v. Am. Yellow Taxi Operators Corp., 220 App. Div. 815 , affirmed.

(Argued November 23, 1927;

decided December 13, 1927.)

Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered June 4, 1927, affirming a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a verdict in an action to recover for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by plaintiff through the negligence of defendant. Plaintiff while crossing Thirty-second street at its intersection with Second avenue in the city of New York was struck by

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one of defendant’s taxicabs and received the injuries complained of.

Lyman A. Spalding for appellant.

Charles R. Coulter and Harry A. Cair for respondent.

Judgment affirmed, with costs; no opinion.

Concur- Cardozo, Ch. J., Pound, Crane, Andrews, Lehman, Kellogg and O’Brien, JJ.