Pollak v. Metropolitan Street Railway Co.
City of New York Municipal Court
Appeal from judgment entered upon a verdict rendered by a jury, and from an order denying defendant’s motion for a new trial made on the minutes.
1Opinion of the CourtSchuchman, J.
This action was brought to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff while a passenger on one of the defendant’s cars, through the defendant’s carelessness and negligence. The defense is a general denial of the plaintiff’s cause of action. The defense, on the trial, offered no evidence *792whatever, called no witnesses and made no motion to dismiss, but went to the jury purely on the question as to the amount of damages which the plaintiff might be entitled to recover. The jury rendered a verdict of $1,750. This verdict defendant claims to be excessive. We do not agree with…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Swoboda v. Metropolitan Street Railway Co.City of New York Municipal Court · 1897