Rockefeller v. Lamora
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the - defendant, Oliver Lamora, from a judgment of the County Court of- Franklin county in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Franklin on the 27th day of December, 1904, upon the verdict of a jury rendered by direction of the court, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office in December, 1904, denying the defendant’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes. ■
1Opinion of the Court
Houghton, J.:
This case has been twice before us on appeals by the plaintiff and the questions then raised fully considered, first in 85 Appellate Division, 254, and again in 96 Appellate Division, 91. The facts and claims of the parties were there fully stated, and it is unnecessary to repeat them.
The defendant now appeals. from a verdict rendered against him by direction of the court.
The plaintiff moved for a direction of a verdict and the defendant moved for a nonsuit.. Without the defendant asking to go to the jury upon any question, the court directed a verdict in favor of the plaintiff,…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Wolf v. Goodhue Fire InsuranceNew York Supreme Court · 1864
- Wood v. . BeldenNew York Court of Appeals · 1873
3Cited by1 opinion
- Lawrence Bros. v. HeylmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1906