Legal Opinion
LaRose v. Donnelly
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided January 5, 1927PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDavis, J.
When. there has been nonsuit, dismissal of the complaint or the direction of a verdict, the appellant is entitled to the benefit of every fact the jury could have found from the evidence and to every favorable legitimate inference that can be drawn from all the facts. (Westfall v. Leamon, 198 App. Div. 1, 3; Foulke v. New York Consolidated R. R. Co., 228 N. Y. 269, 273.) On the trial of this case a verdict was directed for defendants. There is no question but it was properly directed in favor of Anna A. Donnelly. We will consider only the appeal as to the other defendant.
Donnelly owned a…
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