Stahl v. William Necker, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, William Necker, Inc., from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 22d day of October, 1917, upon the verdict of a jury for $2,500, reduced by stipulation to $1,500, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 15th day of October, 1917, denying defendant’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes as resettled by an order entered on the 16th day…
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Appeal by the defendant, William Necker, Inc., from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 22d day of October, 1917, upon the verdict of a jury for $2,500, reduced by stipulation to $1,500, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 15th day of October, 1917, denying defendant’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes as resettled by an order entered on the 16th day of November, 1917.
1Opinion of the Court
Merrell, J.:
The defendant, appellant, William Necker, Inc., has appealed to this court from a judgment rendered in favor of the plaintiff, Rosalie Stahl, and entered October 22, 1917, for the sum of $1,659.50, defendant also appealing from the order denying its motion to set aside the verdict upon the usual grounds.
Plaintiff is a resident of the city of New York, and defendant is a New Jersey corporation operating a crematory for the incineration of human bodies.
Plaintiff’s husband died May 5, 1916, and she claims that three days after his death she entered into a contract with the defendant…
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