The Western Union Telegraph Company v. . Gest
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered May 31, 1918, reversing a judgment in favor of defendant entered upon a dismissal of the complaint by the court at a Trial Term without a jury and granting a new trial. The action was to recover the amount of a judgment recovered against the plaintiff by the city of Louisville.
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Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered May 31, 1918, reversing a judgment in favor of defendant entered upon a dismissal of the complaint by the court at a Trial Term without a jury and granting a new trial. The action was to recover the amount of a judgment recovered against the plaintiff by the city of Louisville. The theory of the action was that the recovery in the state of Kentucky against the plaintiff was for negligence in the execution of work authorized by a permit issued by the department of public works of the…
1Opinion of the Court
Order affirmed and judgment absolute ordered against the appellant on the stipulation, with costs in all courts; no opinion.
Concur: His cock, Ch. J., Collin, Hogan, Pound, McLaughlin, Andrews and Elkus, JJ.
2Cited by1 opinion
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