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Hawkes v. Goll

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Nov 14, 1939
281 N.Y. 808 (N.Y. 1939)

Summary

opining that two defendants, who separately injured plaintiff while driving different cars could be joint tortfeasors, even though their wrongful actions "were not precisely concurrent"

Summary of this case from Cayuga Indian Nation of New York v. Pataki

Opinion

Argued October 19, 1939

Decided November 14, 1939

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department, WITSCHIEF, J.

Clarence E. Mellen and James Dempsey for appellant.

Samuel S. Pines, Charles I. Sterling and Leo E. Falkin for respondent.


Judgment affirmed, with costs; no opinion.

Concur: CRANE, Ch. J., LEHMAN, HUBBS, LOUGHRAN, FINCH and RIPPEY, JJ. Taking no part: O'BRIEN, J.


Summaries of

Hawkes v. Goll

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Nov 14, 1939
281 N.Y. 808 (N.Y. 1939)

opining that two defendants, who separately injured plaintiff while driving different cars could be joint tortfeasors, even though their wrongful actions "were not precisely concurrent"

Summary of this case from Cayuga Indian Nation of New York v. Pataki
Case details for

Hawkes v. Goll

Case Details

Full title:JANE HAWKES, as Administratrix of the Estate of RUSSELL HAWKES, Deceased…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Nov 14, 1939

Citations

281 N.Y. 808 (N.Y. 1939)
24 N.E.2d 484

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