Gray v. Hannah
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from an order of a county court. This action was brought in a Justice’s Court, by David Gray, against Alexander Hannah. The material facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court.*—E. Darwin Smith, J.
The plaintiff sued the defendant in a-justice court in trespass, for damages done by the defendant’s dog in killing his sheep, and recovered a verdict for eighty-six dollars, damages. The defendant appealed *44to the County Court, where the cause was retried and the' defendant succeeded in reducing the plaintiff’s recovery to eighty dollars, for which the plaintiff had a verdict in the County Court. The defendant claimed costs upon the appeal and the County Court decided.that he was entitled to recover costs, and directed that they he adjusted and applied upon…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Fox v. NellisNew York Supreme Court · 1863
- Loomis v. HigbieNew York Supreme Court · 1865
- Wynkoop v. HolbertNew York Supreme Court · 1868