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SMITH v. VAUGHN

10 N.Y.2d 864 (1961)

Ward V. Smith, Respondent, v. Ray C. Vaughn, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided October 19, 1961.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. Earle Costello for appellant.

Robert H. Cole for respondent.

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

Judgment affirmed, with costs. We do not approve the practice in negligence cases of charging section 1190 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law unless the proof fairly indicates that something more than ordinary negligence is involved. However, in the present case we do not consider that the court's instructions as to this section were prejudicial error...

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