Legal Opinion

Croff v. Kearns

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided January 12, 1968PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Herlihy, J. P.

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment entered upon a jury verdict in a negligence action and from an order denying a motion- to set aside the verdict. This appeal primarily concerns certain rulings made by the court in the course of the trial. The manner of the procedure of a trial is within the discretion of the Trial Justice and when, as here, he determined that the defendant had ample opportunity to cross-examine the plaintiff, it does not appear that it was error to preclude further cross-examination of the plaintiff upon the defendant’s case. Assuming that some other…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Columbia & Puget Sound Railroad v. HawthorneSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
  2. Morse v. Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1883
  3. Corcoran v. . Village of PeekskillNew York Court of Appeals · 1888
  4. Clapper v. . Town of WaterfordNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
  5. Scudero v. CampbellNew York Court of Appeals · 1942

3 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Klatz v. Armor Elevator Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
  2. Malachy J. Smyth and Lucy Smyth v. The Upjohn CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
  3. Santana v. Oneida Motor Freight, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
  4. Giannelli v. Montgomery Kone, Inc.New York Supreme Court · 1997
  5. Shvets v. LandauNew York Supreme Court · 1983

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API