United Press v. New York Press Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal from trial term, New York county. Action by the United Press against the New York Press Company, Limited. There was a judgment for plaintiff for less than the amount demanded, and it appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtPatterson, J.
The only matter requiring consideration on this appeal relates to the ruling of the trial justice that, under the case as made, the plaintiff! was entitled only to nominal damages. In accordance with that ruling, a verdict for six cents was directed; and, from the judgment entered thereon, the plaintiff appeals. The specific ground of the ruling was that upon a construction of the contract for the breach of which the action was brought, and on the theory of the plaintiff, urged and insisted upon at the trial, there was nothing before the jury by which substantial damages could be measured or…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- O'Neill v. New York, Ontario & Western Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1889
- Bennett v. . WhitneyNew York Court of Appeals · 1884
- Salisbury v. . HoweNew York Court of Appeals · 1881
- Kennedy v. McKoneAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1896
3Cited by1 opinion
- Anderson v. Irving Park DistrictAppellate Court of Illinois · 1918