Anderson v. Wood
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal from an order of the City Court of the city of Kew York, setting aside a verdict for defendant and granting a new trial.
1Opinion of the CourtGildersleeve, J.
This is an appeal from an order of the trial term of the City Court, setting aside the verdict of a jury in favor of the. defendant and granting a new trial, upon the ground that the verdict is against the weight of evidence. The action is on a promissory note, and the defense is want of consideration and a counterclaim of $500, alleged to have been paid by defendant to plaintiff by reason of false representations made by plaintiff to defendant. It appears that plaintiff claimed she had important informa*596tion which would aid defendant in her divorce suit against her husband then pending. As a…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- McKnight v. . DevlinNew York Court of Appeals · 1873
- Serwer v. SerwerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1902
- O'Gorman v. TeetsAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1897
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- Weinstein v. LaughlinCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1927