Katz v. Brooklyn, Queens County & Suburban Railroad
New York Supreme Court
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment in favor of the plaintiff, rendered in the Municipal Court of the city of Yew York, second district, borough of Manhattan.
1Opinion of the CourtLehman, J.
The plaintiff brought an action for damages sustained by her through the alleged negligence of the defendant.
The plaintiff had no witness to the accident except herself. The defendant produced several witnesses, including one Henry Cohen. Cohen was asked upon cross-examination whether he did not tell the plaintiff’s husband that he would be a witness for her provided she paid him twenty-five dollars; the witness answered in the negative. The plaintiff’s husband was, thereupon, allowed to take the stand in rebuttal and state that the witness had said to him that he would be a witness for the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Deutschmann v. Third Avenue RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1903