Newbound v. Interurban Street Railway Co.
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal from Municipal Court, Borough of Manhattan, Eighth District. ' Action by John Newbound against the Interurban Street Railway Company. From an order setting aside a verdict for plaintiff, defendant appeals. Affirmed.
1Opinion of the CourtFreedman, P. J.
After the jury had rendered their verdict in this case, the defendant’s counsel moved to set aside the verdict “as contrary to law and contrary to the evidence, and as excessive damages and on the grounds .set forth in section 999 of the Code. The order appealed from, after reciting that the justice presiding at the trial aforesaid immediately after the rendition of the said verdict having entertained a motion made on his minutes on behalf of the defendant to set aside the said verdict, and for a new trial to be granted upon the exceptions taken on behalf of the defendant at the trial and…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Ferguson v. GillNew York Supreme Court · 1893
- Young v. StoneNew York Supreme Court · 1894
- Clark v. Mechanics' National BankNew York Court of Common Pleas · 1880
- Ludeman v. Third Avenue RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1898
- Silverman v. Dry Dock, East Broadway & Battery RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1902