Curran v. F. & M. Schaefer Brewing Co.
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal from a judgment of the City Court of the city of New York, entered in favor of the plaintiff for $627.62, upon a verdict of a jury and from an order denying the defendant’s motion for a new trial.
1Opinion of the CourtPage, J.
The plaintiff was stepping from a surface car at Forty-fourth street and Seventh avenue in the city of New York, when he was knocked down and injured. by an automobile operated by defendant’s servant, to recover damages for which injury this action is brought. The defendant relies upon a general release signed by the plaintiff whereby in consideration of sixty dollars the cause of action in suit was released and forever discharged. One James A. Grey, an attorney who was formerly retained by the plaintiff to prosecute the action, testified that he employed one of his clerks to investigate the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Walsh v. . Hartford Fire Insurance Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1878
- Page v. . KrekeyNew York Court of Appeals · 1893
- Lewis v. . DuaneNew York Court of Appeals · 1894
- Diamond Soda Water Manufacturing Co. v. J. N. Hegeman & Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1902
- Maloney v. Hudson River Water Power Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1909
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Speights v. Motor Vehicle Accident Indemnification Corp.Civil Court of the City of New York · 1973