PEARE v. GRIGGS


8 N.Y.2d 44 (1960)

Celia D. Peare, as Administratrix of The Estate of Samuel G. Peare, Deceased, Appellant, v. Jerry C. Griggs et al., Doing Business as Griggs Trucking Company, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided May 19, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bennett E. Aron, Jack F. Weiss and Harry Zeitlan for appellant.

William F. McNulty and Stanley D. Hicks for respondents.

Chief Judge DESMOND and Judges DYE, FULD, VAN VOORHIS, BURKE and FOSTER concur.


FROESSEL, J.

In this action a judgment was awarded plaintiff, after trial, for the wrongful death of her husband, who was killed in Virginia when the car he was driving collided with a tractor-trailer owned by defendants and operated by one of their employees. The Appellate Division reversed on the ground that a judgment in favor of defendants herein — as plaintiffs in a Virginia property damage action wherein...

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