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Kaskoff v. Anderson

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Oct 10, 1963
193 N.E.2d 641 (N.Y. 1963)

Opinion

Argued October 2, 1963

Decided October 10, 1963

Appeal from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the Third Judicial Department, LAWRENCE H. COOKE, J.

Kenneth A. MacVean for appellants.

Hyman C. Levine and Robert Orseck for respondent.


Judgment affirmed, with costs. We agree (1) that the rule as to last clear chance should not be charged to the jury in automobile collision cases except under exceptional circumstances, and (2) that, whether or not the rule was appropriately or correctly charged here, the result could not have been affected thereby. No opinion.

Concur: Chief Judge DESMOND and Judges DYE, FULD, VAN VOORHIS, BURKE, FOSTER and SCILEPPI.


Summaries of

Kaskoff v. Anderson

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Oct 10, 1963
193 N.E.2d 641 (N.Y. 1963)
Case details for

Kaskoff v. Anderson

Case Details

Full title:EVELYN KASKOFF, Respondent, v. WILLIAM G. ANDERSON et al., Appellants

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Oct 10, 1963

Citations

193 N.E.2d 641 (N.Y. 1963)
193 N.E.2d 641
243 N.Y.S.2d 859

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