SOWARBY v. DOHRENWEND


92 A.D.2d 890 (1983)

James C. Sowarby, as Administrator of The Estate of John M. Sowarby, Deceased, Appellant, v. Gerard E. Dohrenwend et al., Respondents

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

March 14, 1983


Judgment affirmed, with costs.

We reject plaintiff's contentions that the driver was negligent as a matter of law or that the verdict in defendants' favor was against the weight of the evidence. On this record, the question of whether the speed of the vehicle was reasonable and prudent under the circumstances (see Vehicle and Traffic Law, § 1180, subds [a], [e]) was a matter for the jury, and we are disinclined to overturn...

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