Sweeny v. Union Railway Co.
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal from a determination of the General Term of the City Court of the city of New York, affirming a judgment of the Trial Term, rendered on the verdict of a jury in favor of the plaintiff.
1Per curiam
This is an action for damages for injuries alleged to have been caused by the defendant’s negligence. The plaintiff is a married woman, living with her husband, and, so far as appears not possessed of any private means, or engaged in any separate business. One of her witnesses was the physician who attended her after her accident, who was permitted to testify, against the defendant’s objection and exception, as to the value of his services and the amount he was paid. This evidence was clearly incompetent. Becker v. Albany R. Co., 35 App. Div. 46. A second physician was called and permitted to…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Becker v. Albany RailwayAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1898
3Cited by1 opinion
- Kimmel v. Interurban Street Railway Co.Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1904