Garrison v. . Sun Printing and Publishing Association
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from a judgment, entered February 15, 1915, upon an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, which unanimously reversed an order of the court at a Trial Term, setting aside a verdict in favor of plaintiff and granting a new trial and directed reinstatement of the verdict.
1Per curiam
The action was for libel. A verdict was found by the jury for the plaintiff. This the trial judge set aside and directed a new trial. The Appellate Division unanimously reversed this order and reinstated the verdict. Thereupon the judgment was entered and an appeal was taken from it directly to this court. So far as the form of the appeal is concerned it is correct. (Code Civ. Pro. sec. 1336; Girling v. City of New York, 197 N. Y. 302.) The difficulty is that this is an action for personal injuries. The judgment based on the verdict of the jury has been unanimously affirmed. As the Code stood…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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