Kromback v. Pennsylvania Steel Co.
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal from City Court of New York, Special Term. Action by Joseph Kromback against the Pennsylvania Steel Company. From an order of the city court setting aside the verdict of a jury in plaintiff’s favor and dismissing the complaint, plaintiff appeals. Appeal dismissed.
1Opinion of the CourtGildersleeve, J.
At the end of plaintiff’s case defendant’s attorney moved to dismiss the complaint, which motion was denied. At the end of the whole case he renewed the motion, which was again denied. The court then submitted the whole case to the jury on the facts. The jury found a general verdict for' the plaintiff, and fixed the damages at $415.
The action, as set forth in the complaint, was for services rendered “upon promise of defendant to pay plaintiff therefor the reasonable value thereof.” Upon the bringing in of the verdict, the defendant’s counsel made a motion to set aside the same and for a…
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