Lassig v. Barsky
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal from City Court of New York, Trial Term. Action by Mollie Lassig, an infant, against Joseph Barsky. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. Reversed.
1Per curiam
In view of the information conveyed by plaintiff’s counsel to the jurors, under the guise of inquiring into their qualifications, that the defendant was insured against loss in the event of a recovery against him, and a repetition of this reprehensible practice in the course of the cross-examination of one of defendant’s witnesses, the judgment and order appealed from should be reversed, and a new trial ordered, with costs to appellant to abide the event. This disposition is called for by the decisions of Wildrick v. Moore, 66 Hun, 630, 22 N. Y. Supp. 1119; Manigold v. Black River Traction…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Cosselmon v. . DunfeeNew York Court of Appeals · 1902
- Manigold v. Black River Traction Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1903
- Wildrick v. MooreNew York Supreme Court · 1892
- Lipschutz v. RossAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1903
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