Mindlin v. Dorfman
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the plaintiffs, Henry Mindlin and another, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the defendant, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 1st day of November, 1920, upon the verdict of a jury, and also from an order, entered in said clerk’s office on the same day, denying plaintiffs’ motion for a new trial made upon the minutes.
1Opinion of the Court
Page, J.:
The jury rendered a verdict for the defendant, on conflicting evidence. In the course of the trial, after the defendant had given testimony, a witness for the plaintiffs testified that at a certain time and place .he had a conversation with the defendant. He was asked, “ What was that conversation ? ” It was objected to as immaterial, irrelevant and incompetent. The plaintiffs’ counsel then stated, “ I propose to prove an admission against interest.” Defendant’s counsel said, “ But Mr. Dorfman’s attention ought to have been called to this.” The plaintiffs’ counsel then asked the…
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