Klein v. Dunn
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal from City Court of New York, Trial Term. Action by Simon Klein against Thomas J. Dunn, as sheriff, etc. From an order denying a new trial on the minutes after a verdict in favor of plaintiff, the latter appeals. Affirmed.
1Per curiam
Upon the facts disclosed by the record the action of the trial justice in granting to the defendant a new trial, under' section 999 of the Code, after a verdict in favor of the plaintiff upon a contested trial, cannot be disturbed. The authorities are strongly in favor of the exercise of the power in a proper case. Ferguson v. Gill, 74 Hun, 566, 26 N. Y. Supp. 596; Young v. Stone, 77 Hun, 395, 28 N. Y. Supp. 881; Ludeman v. Third Ave. R. R. Co., 30 App. Div. 522, 52 N. Y. Supp. 310; Silverman v. Dry Dock, E. B. & B. R. R. Co., 69 App. Div. 22, 74 N. Y. Supp. 481.
Order affirmed,- with costs…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Ferguson v. GillNew York Supreme Court · 1893
- Young v. StoneNew York Supreme Court · 1894
- Ludeman v. Third Avenue RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1898
- Silverman v. Dry Dock, East Broadway & Battery RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1902