Petersen v. City of New York

The plaintiff had a verdict for $10,000 damages resulting from the negligence of the defendant. The defendant seeks to set aside the verdict upon the grounds that the plaintiff failed to prove that his intestate died as a result of the accident and failed to prove service on the defendant of a sufficient claim and notice of intention to sue. The first ground is without merit, for the proof was sufficient to justify the jury in finding that the accident *721was the proximate cause of the death. As to the other ground, there is some show of force. The answer admits the allegation of the service of…