Rogers v. Hardy
New York City Court
Appeal from judgment in favor of the defendant, entered upon verdict directed by the court, and from order denying motion for a new trial. ■
1Opinion of the Court
Per Ouriamb.
This is an action to recover damages for the' alleged conversion of personal property consisting of machines and machinery in a mill. The court directed a verdict for the defendant, and this is an appeal from the judgment entered thereupon and from the order denying motion for new trial. At the close of the case, the attorney of each party requested the court to direct a verdict in his favor. This was a stipulation that the court should take from the jury the facts and pass upon them itself. Koehler v. Adler, 78 N. Y. 287. This responsibility so devolved upon the court it assumed,…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Koehler v. . AdlerNew York Court of Appeals · 1879
3Cited by1 opinion
- Cohen v. MoshkowitzAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1896