Legal Opinion

Jean v. Algonquin Hotel Co.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided December 1, 1939PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the CourtGlennon, J.

This is a personal injury action. The plaintiff obtained a recovery in an amount which exceeds by $5,000 the award which she sought to sustain in this court as the result of a prior trial. The case was here before. A new trial was ordered for errors committed by the trial justice in the reception of evidence. (Jean v. Algonquin Hotel Co., 255 App. Div. 279.) We are inclined to the view that another trial must be had, since we believe that the present record shows that the verdict is against the weight of the credible evidence, and, in addition thereto, for the errors committed by the court in…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Miller v. Gimbel Bros., Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1933
  2. Tryon v. ChalmersAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1923
  3. Jean v. Algonquin Hotel Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1938

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Bacon v. CelesteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1968

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