Lewkowicz v. Queen Aeroplane Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, the Queen Aeroplane Company, from an order of the Appellate Term of the Supreme Court, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Yew York on the 13th day of June, 1912, affirming a judgment of the City Court of the city of Yew York in favor of the plaintiff for $4,316,32, and also affirming an order of the said City Court denying the defendant’s' motion for a new trial; also from an order of the Appellate Term 'affirming an order of the…
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Appeal by the defendant, the Queen Aeroplane Company, from an order of the Appellate Term of the Supreme Court, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Yew York on the 13th day of June, 1912, affirming a judgment of the City Court of the city of Yew York in favor of the plaintiff for $4,316,32, and also affirming an order of the said City Court denying the defendant’s' motion for a new trial; also from an order of the Appellate Term 'affirming an order of the City Court denying a motion to reduce said judgment to the sum of $2,000 and costs. A provision in the order of affirmance…
1Opinion of the Court
Clarke, J.:
The action, brought in the City Court of the city of New York, was for damages for breach of a written contract of employment, and the complaint demanded judgment for a sum of money only, namely, $5,000. The judgment was for $4,316. Thereafter defendant made a motion to reduce the judgment to $2,078.82, which motion was denied. The Appellate Term (77 Misc. Rep. 151) having modified the judgment slightly, and as modified affirmed the same, as well as the order denying the reduction prayed, this appeal is taken.
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