Ames v. Manhattan Life Insurance
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the plaintiff, Echvin A. Ames, "from an order of the Supreme' Court, made at the New York Trial Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 11th. day of February, 1899, vacating a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in said clerk’s office on the 13th day of January, 1899, upon the verdict of a jury, setting aside said verdict and granting the defendant’s motion for" a new trial made upon the minutes.
1Opinion of the Court
Barrett, J.:
Upon the rendition of the verdict, the defendant’s counsel moved for a new trial upon the minutes, “ because ”— to quote from the record •—• “ the verdict is contrary to the evidence and upon' the exceptions and upon all the' grounds stated in Sec. 999 of the Code.” The motion was originally denied, but upon further consideration the learned trial judge decided to grant it, and thereupon an order was made “ setting aside the verdict and judgment and granting a new trial.” We are, therefore, called upon to examine the record and determine whether there was sufficient ground for…
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- Insurance Co. v. WilkinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
- Moulor v. American Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
- Walsh v. . Hartford Fire Insurance Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1878
- Grattan v. . Metropolitan Life Ins. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1880
- Dilleber v. . Home Life Insurance Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1877
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- Mann v. Policyholders' National Life InsuranceNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1952
- Whipple v. . Prudential Ins. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1917
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