Hill v. Starin
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, John H. Starin, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 19th day of March, 1901, upon the verdict of a jury, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 9th day of April, 1901, denying the defendant’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes.
1Opinion of the Court
Laughlin, J.:
This is an action to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been caused by the defendant’s negligence. The case was submitted to. the jury in a fair and impartial charge, to which no exception was taken. We are asked to set aside the verdict of the jury upon four grounds: •(!) That plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence; (2) that no negligence on the part of the defendant was shown; (3) that it is for excessive damages; and (4) that it is against the weight of evidence.
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2Cited by1 opinion
- In re StarinDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1903