Legal Opinion

Katz v. Brooklyn, Queens County & Suburban Railroad

Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York

Decided May 6, 1909Published

Appeal from Municipal Court, Borough of Manhattan, Second District. Action by Mary Katz against the Brooklyn, Queens County & Suburban Railroad Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtLehman, J.

The plaintiff brought an action for damages sustained by her through the alleged negligence of the defendant. The plaintiff had no witness to the accident, except’ herself. The defendant produced several witnesses, including one Henry Cohen. Cohen was asked upon cross-examination whether he did not tell the plaintiff’s husband that he would be a witness for her provided she paid him $25. The witness answered in the negative. The plaintiff’s husband was thereupon allowed to take the stand in rebuttal and state that the witness had said to him that' he would be a witness for the plaintiff if he…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Deutschmann v. Third Avenue RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1903
  2. Deutschmann v. Third Avenue RailroadsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1903
  3. Deutschmann v. Third Avenue RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1903
  4. Deutschmann v. Third Avenue RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1903

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