BRAY v. JOHNSON


284 A.D. 904 (1954)

Edna M. Bray et al., Plaintiffs, v. Olaf Johnson, Respondent; James A. McDonald, Defendant, and City of New York, Appellant

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Second Department.

October 25, 1954.


Accepting as true the respondent's claim of an agreement between him and plaintiffs to limit the extent of his liability if any were found by the jury, such agreement, made without appellant's knowledge or consent, could not defeat its right to contribution. Judgment was entered against respondent and appellant, and the latter paid more than its pro rata share thereof. (Civ. Prac. Act, § 211-a; cf. Dee v. Spencer, 233 App. Div. 217.) The respondent presented no...

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